Published in The Observer (November 25th, 2012) Once again, the apparently insoluble struggle between Israel and Palestine has flared up before flickering into uneasy standoff. As usual, world […]
Aid / Politics
Warped priorities
Published in The Daily Mail (September 27th, 2012) At home, the talk is all about austerity. One half of the Coalition government holds its annual conference amid talk […]
Politics
The journey’s over, Tony Blair
Published in The Guardian (June 10th, 2011) Switching on the Today programme yesterday, it was like an unwelcome blast from the past. There was Tony Blair, that familiar […]
Africa / Aid / Rwanda
Stop the flow of cash to Rwanda’s despotic regime
Published in The Times (May 23rd, 2011) Somehow, we never seem to learn. This year, we have seen seismic uprisings in North Africa expose the shabby foundations of […]
Africa / Rwanda / Technology
My twitterspat with Paul Kagame
Published in The Guardian (May 17th, 2011) Returning home from a Saturday afternoon walk with the dog, I did what has become almost a reflex action and checked […]
Africa / Rwanda
The dark shadows that stain the new darling of Africa
Published in The Independent (November 27th, 2009) There are few things that unite Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, but one of them is Rwanda. All three […]