Tories should revive the Big Society (but not tell anyone)
Published by The i paper (1st October, 2018) As the Tories gather for their annual conference, they are in dismal... Read Full Article
Brexit
Why does Britain care so little for its sick, disabled and elderly citizens?
Published by The Daily Mail (26th September, 2018) My daughter Iona had a seizure at 5am yesterday. Her eyes rolled,... Read Full Article
May’s fate could depend on Labour rebels
Published by The i paper (24th September, 2018) Who would have guessed that like Aretha Franklin, all Theresa May wanted... Read Full Article
Whoops – there go the railways, says Westminster’s answer to Mr Bean
Published by The Guardian (20th September, 2018) Imagine you were running a business and one of your senior managers left... Read Full Article
Steve Baker and his daft plans
Published by The Guardian (12th September, 2018) Seven years ago I went on one of my strangest journalistic jaunts, when... Read Full Article
A proportional response to our broken political system
Published by The i paper (3rd September, 2018) Do you remember a politician called Vince Cable? He was that older... Read Full Article
How a loose-lipped diplomat gave me a glimmer of hope
Published by The i paper (20th August, 2018) Since it has stirred such interest following a couple of tweets, I... Read Full Article
The far-right’s plan to capture Europe
Published by UnHerd (6th August, 2018) When future generations try to make sense of this turbulent chapter in European history,... Read Full Article
The Brexiteers are right that this is a terrible proposal – but it’s entirely their fault
Published by The i Paper (16th July, 2018) Alan Bennett started as a satirist but became a national treasure, a... Read Full Article
Cleese’s threat to boycott Britain is beyond satire
Published by The Times (12th July, 2018) It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between comedians and politicians in... Read Full Article