Published by The Guardian (19th August, 2016) Having reached the political summit with surprising ease, Theresa May has headed to the Swiss Alps for her summer holiday. She enjoys […]
Environment / Policy / Politics
The bright side of Brexit: we can ditch daft farm subsidies
Published by the ipaper (15th August, 2016) Slowly but surely, the consequences of that self-harming Brexit vote become clearer. The pound has fallen, the economy is shrinking, the […]
Politics
We fixate on the Ukip pantomime. That’s a serious mistake
Published by The Guardian (5th August, 2016) You need a heart of stone not to laugh. Stephen Woolfe, favourite to be the new king of Ukip and backed […]
Politics
Honouring my friends from Number Ten is wrong
Published by The Daily Telegraph (2nd August, 2016) There is no doubt the leaked list of gongs that David Cameron wants to dole out looks demeaning. There are […]
Arts / Books / Politics
Terrorists confuse aims with targets
Published by The Observer (24th July, 2016) Does Terrorism Work by Richard English (Oxford University Press) Two decades ago I had tea with one of Ulster’s most infamous […]
Policy / Politics / Race
David Cameron saved his party from fusty white male irrelevance
Published by The Daily Telegraph (14th July, 2016) We saw the classic David Cameron in his last Prime Minister’s Questions: warm and witty, with sharp defence of his […]
Politics
May thwarted the Tory right. But the Brexit nightmare will haunt her
Published by The Guardian (12th July, 2016) Shortly after David Cameron’s election as Conservative leader, we were throwing around ideas to underscore his determination to change the party. […]
Politics
Leadsom heralds a return of the ‘nasty party’
Published by the ipaper (11th July, 2016) Shortly after the turn of the century a new party chairwoman stood before the Conservative Party conference and told stunned members […]
Politics
The earthquake that upended British politics
Published by The Wall Street Journal (9th July, 2016) British politics and governance have been shaken during the past few weeks in ways that I have not seen […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Theresa May is the only choice for leader
Published by The ipaper (4th July, 2016) Just a few days ago those leading the push for Brexit were arguing they represented all those voters fed up with […]
Politics
Another casualty of Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd July, 2016) They came together in common cause to pull Britain out of Europe. But one by one they stumbled in […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Our two-party system is falling apart
Published by the i paper (27th June, 2016) So what an appalling mess our country finds itself in. Last Friday, we woke to discover Britain had decided to […]