Published by The i paper (13th May, 2019) He’s back. Like the grinning villain in a grotesque horror movie, Nigel Farage has returned to terrify the tortured Tories. Already […]
Crime / Policy
The rape victim force to suffer again by the police
Published by The ipaper (6th May, 2019) Do you think victims of rape should hand their phones over to police? Clearly this is a complex issue following the […]
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 […]
Environment / Policy
We need to talk about climate change
Published by The ipaper (22nd April, 2019) Civil disobedience is rarely popular, especially when it leads to disrupted journeys, blocked roads and traffic jams. No doubt some passengers […]
India / World
India’s huge vote in favour of democracy
Published by The i paper (15th April, 2019) People went by camel, car, foot, bicycle and tractor when voting started last week in the world’s biggest general election. […]
Politics
We need strong leaders, not technocrats
Published by The i paper (8th April, 2019) Politics is a strange business at the best of times. And these are far from the best of times. Britain […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The Tories ditch decency along with their values
Published by The ipaper (1st April, 2019) Dominic Grieve describes himself as ‘a bit of an old-fashioned Conservative’. From his haircut through to his pragmatic approach to politics […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Hand poisoned chalice back to the people
Published by The ipaper (25th March, 2019) Think back to those far-off days when Britain was a sane place, before we slumped into fear, loathing and nationalist self-mutiliation. […]
Immigration / Iraq / Policy / Politics / World
Britain’s refusal to take Yazidi victims of genocide flies in face of May’s talk on modern slavery
Published by The ipaper (18th March, 2019) Five years ago I was reporting from Iraq when I wrote about Kocho, a Yazidi village where Islamic State (IS) fanatics […]
Disability / Health / Policy
How can we ignore this cruelty?
Published by The i paper (11th March, 2019) The abuse, the bullying, the cruelty were simply grotesque. One person is said to have been made to eat a […]
Iraq / Syria / World
This war is far from over
Published by The i paper (18th February, 2019) How little they learn from history. Just 16 years ago President George W. Bush stood on the deck of an […]