Published by UnHerd (4th July, 2025)
Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Politics / World
Timid leaders could learn from Thatcher on dealing with a crisis in Israel
Published by The i paper (30th October, 2023) Two years after becoming prime minister, Margaret Thatcher gave an interview to The Jewish Chronicle about her forceful condemnation of an […]
Immigration / Policy / Technology
Lineker has exposed the depth of culture wars
Published by The i paper (13th March, 2023) I have been in Ukraine, reporting on a nation fighting for its future while watching an explosive debate at home […]
Economics
How the UK sacrificed its car industry
Published by UnHerd (15th February, 2023) Will Britain, as Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have both promised, really turn into the “next Silicon Valley”? It is bold talk. […]
China / World
How Hong Kong was swallowed by the Chinese dragon
Published by The Daily Mail (30th June, 2022) For almost half a century, the glitzy Jumbo Floating Restaurant was one of Hong Kong’s best-known sights as it sat majestically […]
Economics
Driven along the road to nowhere
Published by The i paper (18th November, 2019) No doubt to erase memories of previous scepticism on man-made climate change, the Prime Minister gave his first big speech […]
Economics / Europe / European Union / Politics
Why the Iron Lady is an icon for our times
Published by UnHerd (3rd May, 2019) Forty years ago today, the British people went to the polls and elected their first female prime minister. This was the most […]
Arts / Europe / European Union
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye?
Published by Damn (18th April, 2019) It seems strange to recall that when I was growing up in the suburbs of London almost half a century ago, the […]
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 / United States / World
Trump is terrible – but the sabotage of Brexit will outlast him
Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt like twins. My country was older and perhaps […]
Economics / Europe / European Union
Nissan points the way for Brexit Britain
Published by The i paper (4th February, 2019) The Nissan car plant in Sunderland holds a special place in our nation’s history. It became a symbol of Britain’s […]
Economics
A lesson in leadership
Published by The i Paper (9th July, 2018) Oh happy days. Suddenly the mood of our country has lifted thanks to the heroics of an unfancied group of […]