Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th May, 2017) Three years ago he was unknown across France. His bid for the presidency was announced only six months ago. […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
A landslide won’t strengthen May’s hand
Published by The Guardian (2nd May, 2017) Shortly after Theresa May set out her timetable for Brexit she went for talks with some European counterparts. First stop was […]
Politics
The looming political shake-up
Published by The i paper (24th April, 2017) Britain faces both the most important and the dullest election campaign for many years. It is the most important since […]
Aid / Politics
Rethink foreign aid, Mrs May
Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd April, 2017) Aid for despots and dictators. Aid for rich nations with their own aid agencies and others able to afford […]
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 tiny nation holding Britain hostage (like 27 others)
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd April, 2017) The symbolism could not have been more stark, nor the power plays more loaded, when Europe formally responded to […]
Aid / Politics
MPs can’t afford to ignore the millions we waste on aid
Published by The Times (29th March, 2017) Can you guess the big problem with Britain’s aid spending? It is not the appalling waste, the insidious corruption, the persistent […]
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 […]
Europe / Ireland / Politics
Terror and peace: Martin McGuinness’s divisive legacy
Published by CapX (21st March, 2017) For anyone my age, the death of Martin McGuinness brings very mixed feelings. We grew up to a backdrop of bombs and […]
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 […]
Economics / Politics
The self-employed shouldn’t be stung with more taxes
Published by The Times (7th March, 2017) Seven years ago I joined the swelling ranks of self-employed workers in Britain after a quarter century in the corporate world. […]
Aid / Politics
Behind the fine words, corruption festers
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th February, 2017) So now it is official: Adam Smith International, Britain’s biggest specialist aid contractor, engaged in dirty tricks to dupe […]