Published by The i paper (17th June, 2024) It is 30 years since the citizens of South Africa defied doom-mongers with a largely peaceful transition from apartheid to […]
Europe / Russia / Slovakia
Another nation on the frontline of Putin’s war against democracy
Published by The i paper (20th May, 2024) The day before I arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, to report on last year’s election, Vladimir Putin admitted his beloved Soviet […]
Europe / Slovakia
The intensity of anger and depth of divisions were among the most disturbing I’ve seen
Published by The Daily Mail (18th May, 2024) Out-of-touch and feuding politicians, soaring living costs and a lack of decent jobs – the gripes from voters were eerily […]
United States / World
Why is there no age limit on politicians?
Published by The i paper (4th September, 2023) Chuck Grassley was born in 1933 to a rural family living in a farmhouse with no electricity or indoor plumbing. […]
Africa / Aid / Somalia / Somaliland
Foreign aid blights rather than builds a nation
Published by The Times (5th July, 2023) Somalia is a shattered country associated with chaos, conflict and piracy, host to an Islamist terrorist group described by a senior […]
Politics
The struggle to save our democracy from scoundrels
Published by The i paper (19th June, 2023) It is now official: Boris Johnson is a lying scoundrel. He is branded forever as a man who treated his […]
United States / World
Biden’s record is more impressive than Obama’s – but he is making a mistake by running again
Published by The I newspaper (24th April, 2023) Muddling up New Zealand’s rugby team with a British paramilitary unit from the past that was infamous for its brutality […]
Politics
Johnson must go – but it will take more than this to restore trust in democracy
Published by The i paper (27th June, 2022) The wedding I attended on Saturday could not have felt more English, the mood more upbeat. It was a joyous […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
The West must punish this thug as he rips apart another nation
Published by The Daily Mail (22nd February, 2022) When Georgia was on the verge of joining Nato in 2008, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin stirred up bitter separatist tensions, […]
United States / World
The casual corrosion of democracy
Published by UnHerd ((5th November, 2020) Shortly before 10pm yesterday, I was wandering along the boarded up streets of Washington towards the White House. I passed people dancing […]
United States / World
The battle for America’s soul will continue long after this election
Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2020) The United States is a nation in denial. On one side, Trump fans are convinced their disruptive hero is going […]