Published by The ipaper (17th April, 2017) Reefer madness is back. Only this time, it has been rebranded. Now it is Spice Nightmare that is stalking our nation, […]
Syria / United States / World
A president guided by television news and emotional whims
Published by The ipaper (10th April, 2017) Even in the whirlwind world of Donald Trump, last week’s events were mind-blowing. It began with the 45th president of the […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Who will capture the centre ground?
Published by The i paper (3rd April, 2017) British politics is in a curious place. A prime minister who is respected but still little-known leads a government with […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The great Brexit farce has begun
Published by The i paper (27th March, 2017) There is a simplistic clarity to any act of insurgency. Rebellions can bring together armies of malcontents with very different […]
Environment / Policy
True animal lovers must recognise the danger of zoos
Published by The i paper (20th March, 2017) A couple of nights ago I was woken by a giraffe. First I heard crashing sounds as it strode through […]
Europe / European Union / Immigration / Policy / Politics
Some say Remainers should stay silent. I don’t agree…
Published by The i Paper (13th March, 2017) The prime minister is poised to lead her people in massed leap over a cliff edge as she triggers Article […]
Crime / Policy
How do we deal with paedophiles?
Published by The i paper (6th March, 2017) Two years ago, I sat down with a pair of Britain’s most senior police officers, both then serving at the […]
North Korea / World
The chilling rationality of North Korea’s vile regime
Published by The i paper (27th February, 2017) The murder of Kim Jong-nam was brutal and brazen, caught by security cameras as assassins attacked him with lethal toxins […]
United States / World
Even populist politicians need to build bridges
Published by The i paper (20th February, 2017) Donald Trump can be accused of many things, but certainly not lack of ambition. The 45th president of the United […]
Crime / Policy
Our prisons shame the country
Published by The i paper (13th February, 2017) Prison reform struggled to win much attention in those sorely-missed days when news was dull and politics felt predictable. Who […]
Politics
Where is the Remain fightback?
Published by The i paper (6th February, 2017) A few weeks before the Brexit vote, Nigel Farage gave clear warning he would fight for a second referendum if […]
Politics / United States / World
The real cost of ‘Global Britain’
Published by The i paper (30th January, 2017) It is two decades since a newly-elected Labour government, riding a wave of heartfelt hope, proclaimed Britain would have an […]