Published by The Guardian (26th July, 2019) When David Cameron took over as Tory leader in 2005, he inherited a party that was downhearted after three electoral defeats. It looked […]
India / Politics / World
How our first Asian MP shaped the Brexit debate
Published by UnHerd (25th July, 2019) When my generation was growing up half a century ago, we were taught the basics of history in terms of heroic British […]
Politics
Nothing is fixed in politics, as both the Tories and their Republican cousins prove
Published by The i paper (22nd July 2019) As a Republican President spews out racist bile against four ethnic minority women Democrats, it is easy to forget the transformation of […]
Politics
Jeremy Hunt shows the depressing state of the Conservative Party
Published by The Washington Post (17th July, 2019) British Prime Minister Theresa May is a diminished figure after three years in Downing Street, during which she threw away […]
Politics
Beware the interesting politician
Published by The i paper (1st July, 2019) Last summer I spent a few days talking to voters deep in the heart of Trumpland. In small towns across West […]
Politics
Deeply flawed and unfit to be Prime Minister
Published by The i paper (24th June, 2019) Has there ever been such a calamitous first day to a party leadership contest? It began with a minister suspended […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Tory moderates backing Boris Johnson are handing the party over to extremists
Published by New Statesman (21st June, 2019) The only good thing to have emerged so far from the depressing Conservative leadership campaign has been the arrival of Rory Stewart […]
Politics
The Tory tragedy may grow deeper
Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2019) Matt Hancock loves to talk about technology. He has used a little knowledge on the subject to go a very […]
Politics
Stewart for PM, Gove for chancellor
Published by UnHerd (31st May, 2019) The 25th anniversary of the Blair-Brown pact is a reminder of the speed of change. Not just in restaurants, with Granita long […]
Politics
A serious contender for serious times
Published by The i paper (27th May, 2019) Theresa May’s failed premiership is finally over. Now we must endure weeks of watching a motley collection of Tories jostling […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
All waffle and no action won’t make you PM, Mr Hancock
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) After ten months as Health Secretary, Matt Hancock thinks he can offer a prescription to save his country and […]