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 […]
Belarus / Europe
Undercover with the heroic women fighting to topple Europe’s last dictator
Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th October, 2020) Dimitri was standing on the street looking up an address on his phone when two men, their faces hidden […]
Europe / Spain
Six Spanish steps towards political paralysis
Published by UnHerd (12th November, 2019) Poor old Spain. Four elections in four years — and for what? The government moved General Franco from his gloomy mausoleum near […]
Politics
Voters do not know who to believe
Published by The i paper (11th November, 2019) How can you tell if a politician is lying? Simple: see if their lips are moving. This is one of […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
A light shining through darkness
Published by The i paper (14th October, 2019) History is a harsher judge than people appointed by Norway’s parliament, but there have been some terrible picks over 118 […]
Politics
Democracy is not fixed by one vote
Published by The i paper (30th September, 2019) Boris Johnson has long dreamed of his first party conference as prime minister, telling a few gags to the Tory […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s hope is devoured by the Crocodile
Published by The Times (22nd August, 2019) A friend of mine went to the supermarket near her home in Harare at the weekend and bought six cartons of […]
China / World
Pro-democracy protesters’ anger still burning bright
Published by The i paper (19th August, 2019) The rain fell in torrents – but the tide of people kept on flooding into the park before overflowing into […]
China / World
The Hong Kong protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom
Published by The Washington Post (13th August, 2019) HONG KONG — As the hopes of the Arab Spring dissolved into brutality and chaos in 2011, I reported from […]
China / Politics / World
Democracy is under siege around the world
Published by The i paper (12th August, 2019) Once again, I am reporting on turbulent events in a place where ordinary people are risking their liberty to demand […]
Europe / Politics / Spain
New politics soon turns into old politics
Published by The i paper (29th April, 2019) Five years ago, a new force arrived in Spanish politics. Podemos emerged from massive anti-austerity protests in a nation badly […]