Published by UnHerd (November 23rd, 2022) Elizabeth Holmes dressed in the same style every day: black turtleneck sweater, black slacks, and black low-slung shoes. This “uniform” underlined her […]
Aid
Even champions of foreign aid admit handouts are ‘pointless’ so why keep pumping in billions?
Published by The Sun (August 31st, 2022) Rory Stewart is an engaging fellow who admits he was never cut out for life as a politician. “It brings out […]
Aid
That’s rich! Charity chief Miliband gets another pay rise
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th October, 2021) David Miliband has brushed aside outrage from MPs over his seven-figure salary to collect another big pay rise from an […]
Aid
Behind the panda logo sits a charity that lost its way
Published by The Times (3rd September, 2021) Can there be a more cuddly brand than the World Wide Fund for Nature, a charity committed to conservation and saving […]
Afghanistan / Aid / World
Fleeced: How aid billions were squandered in Afghanistan
Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd August, 2021) If you want to understand the horrifying return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan you could delve into […]
Afghanistan / Aid / World
Our folly and failure in Afghanistan
Published by The i paper (16th August, 2021) The humiliating retreat from Afghanistan has turned into a horror show, the fear and panic in Kabul stirring up dark […]
Aid
The PM made a catastrophic error by pledging to return aid spending to hit the target
Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th March, 2021) Boris Johnson’s landmark foreign policy review, published on Tuesday, revealed the extent of his seismic blunder on aid spending. Four […]
Aid / China / World
Sickening aid bungs to China’s repellent dictators must end
Published by The Daily Mail (25th November, 2020) You have probably never heard of Zhou Qiang but he is one of the key Communist Party leaders in China […]
Aid
Time to ditch white saviour complex
Published by The i paper (23rd November, 2020) The Government’s debt, inflamed by frantic efforts to fight the impact of the pandemic, has soared to unprecedented peacetime levels. […]
Aid
Moneybags Miliband gets his mates megabucks too
Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th November, 2020) Former Labour Minister David Miliband’s charity has hired several of his close political aides for senior positions on hefty salaries. […]
Aid / Technology
BBC must follow it own rules and axe Comic Relief
Published by The Times (2nd November, 2020) Since inheriting the thorny BBC crown, Tim Davie has made it his mission as director-general to reassert the organisation’s impartiality after […]