Published by The Spectator Coffee House (12th October, 2015) Many people were surprised when David Cameron placed prison reform at the heart of his party conference speech last […]
Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World
Could the Tories’ decade in power really be defined by prison reform?
Published by The Independent (12th October, 2015) Shortly after the Conservatives won their unexpected victory in the general election, I asked a Downing Street aide what he thought […]
Crime / Policy / Politics / United States / World
Has a Texan gangster persuaded Gove to reform our jails?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th October, 2015) Alfred Adams admits that he was a menace to society: a cocaine-addicted gangster who did anything to feed his […]
European Union / Politics
Cameron should defines his legacy and seize the centre ground
Published by The Independent (6th October, 2015) As the Conservatives open their annual conference, David Cameron has confounded his many critics. From the start of his party makeover […]
Politics
The Conservative Party needs a new name
Published by The Daily Telegraph (5th October, 2015) Gathering for their conference in Manchester this week, the Conservatives will attempt one of the most audacious makeovers in political […]
Economics / Politics / United States / World
Forget the stereotypes – Britain could learn a lot from Texas
Published by The Independent (28th September, 2015) Texas has always divided opinions. It prides itself on being the best, brashest and most bloody-minded slice of America, a cowboy […]
Politics
Britain’s Bernie Sanders may be Labour’s next leader
Published by The Wall Street Journal (5th September, 2015) Thirty years ago I covered politics for a local newspaper in a prosperous patch of north London. Among the […]
Politics
Ignore the siren voices and leave on your own terms, Prime Minister
Published by The Daily Telegraph (12th August, 2015) As voting ended on election night in May 2010, I went for a drink with an old friend of David […]
Africa / Aid / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics
No minister – our billions in foreign aid make it more likely migrants come here
Published by The Daily Mail (11th August, 2015) With every passing day, it becomes harder to have confidence in the Government’s flailing response to the tide of humanity […]
Aid / Economics / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics
The inconvenient truth about migrants
Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with […]
Politics
Vote Corbyn to help Labour get over its left-wing fantasy
Published by The Independent (2nd August, 2015) The Labour leadership campaign has turned into one of the unexpected delights of the summer, a farce so absurd that even […]