Published by The Guardian (4th July, 2014) A whiteboard in the corner of Jeremy Hunt’s Whitehall office symbolises a struggle over the soul of modern government. It details […]
Arts / Books / Politics
Farage and the fruitcakes
Published by The Observer (29th June, 2014) Protest Vote: How Politicians Lost the Plot (Gibson Square) Ten years ago, Tim Newark was shopping near his north London home […]
Iraq / Politics
Tony Blair has moved beyond parody
Published by The Independent (16th June, 2014) Please forgive me. I know we should ignore his latest attention-seeking outburst, like a kind parent might turn their back on […]
Politics
The curse of coalition
Published in The Independent on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The night before the coalition was formed, a senior member of the Tory team stormed back from a critical […]
Politics
Wise answers needed to the Ukip surge
Published by The Financial Times (23rd May, 2014) Nigel Farage insists his UK Independence party must now be taken seriously following its local election success. This is not easy […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine and the shame of Europe
Published by The Wall Street Journal (22nd May, 2014) There are flickers of hope that calm can descend again on Eastern Europe. We are told that those threatening […]
Politics
Nice work if you can get elected to it
Published by The Independent (19th May, 2014) Wouldn’t it be lovely to be in a job where, as the sun comes out and the garden starts to bloom, […]
Africa / Aid / Nigeria / Politics / Technology
Boko Haram, hashtag activism & how the West can really help Nigeria
Published by The Independent (12th May, 2014) Now it’s official: the Western world is horrified about the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. It might have taken […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
David Cameron’s right-wing problem
Published by The Wall Street Journal (7th May 2014) Shortly after David Cameron became leader of the Conservatives in Britain, a caller to a radio show asked him about a […]
Drugs / Policy / Politics
High time to end this immoral drugs war
Published by The Independent (30th April, 2014) It is 43 years since Richard Nixon, in need of a public enemy to shore up support for his snarling style […]
Politics
Lunacy of the town that turned Green
Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th April, 2014) With the sun shining down on a shimmering sea, children playing on the beach and families thronging its cafes […]
Politics
Who would invent the Lib Dems now?
Published by The Independent (14th April, 2014) Almost four years ago a senior Liberal Democrat outlined his vision of the party’s future to me and pointed to the […]