Published by UnHerd (14th September, 2018) Richard Ojeda is standing for election in the heartland of Donald Trump terrain, a poverty-scarred slice of West Virginia filled with coal […]
United States / World
America’s child brides forced to marry abusers
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September 2018) Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in a Kentucky state court house with a serial […]
United States / World
A true hero for our time
Published by The i paper (27th August, 2018) When John McCain’s family issued a statement on Friday saying the veteran Arizona senator had decided to discontinue treatment for […]
United States / World
Could a murdered student be Trump’s salvation (if Melania stays silent)?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th August, 2018) In the spring of 1973 a smart lawyer advising Richard Nixon decided to co-operate with prosecutors as the cover-up […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Politics / World
Why Corbyn is unfit for office
Published by The ipaper (6th August, 2018) Two years ago I had a drink with a friend who runs a family business and is a prominent member of […]
North Korea / World
Deal or not, North Korea remains a murderous regime
Published by The Times (11th June, 2018) Kang Chol-hwan was sent to one of North Korea’s death camps aged nine under its policy of punishing entire families for […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Technology / World
How digital dissidents are defying the despots
Published by UnHerd (25th May, 2018) When Ahmad Abu Artema was a child, his parents separated and his mother ended up living just over the Egyptian border with […]
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
A wounded father, his missing son and a slingshot army locked in war without end
Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th May, 2018) I met Raed Selawy as he lurched over the bumpy terrain on crutches with two freshly bandaged bullet wounds […]
North Korea / United States / World
Can we trust Trump in his diplomatic dance with a dictator?
Published by The ipaper (14th May, 2018) The Today programme on Radio 4 often sets the news agenda with tough interviews and taut foreign analysis. Yet on Saturday […]
Iran / North Korea / United States / World
Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th May, 2018) When Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office 16 months ago, he promised ‘the hour of action’ had arrived. For […]