Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th September, 2014) As the autumn sun shone down and the ear-splitting sounds of pipes and drums from thousands of Orange Order […]
Politics
Sending in Boris is the only solution
Published by The Sun (29th August, 2014) Tory chiefs sent out an invitation to donors yesterday morning asking them to join Douglas Carswell, one of their brightest backbenchers, […]
Europe / France / Politics
Look to France for a vision of life under Miliband
Published by The Guardian (27th August, 2014) History never tires of repeating itself. More than three decades ago Socialists won power in France with promises to revive the […]
Politics
There is an alternative to murky donations from the super-rich
Published by The Guardian (26th July, 2014) The funding of political parties has long been a weeping sore in the British body politic, but it is turning increasingly […]
Policy / Politics
When localism confronts Bonapartism
Published by The Guardian (4th July, 2014) A whiteboard in the corner of Jeremy Hunt’s Whitehall office symbolises a struggle over the soul of modern government. It details […]
Arts / Books / Politics
Farage and the fruitcakes
Published by The Observer (29th June, 2014) Protest Vote: How Politicians Lost the Plot (Gibson Square) Ten years ago, Tim Newark was shopping near his north London home […]
Iraq / Politics
Tony Blair has moved beyond parody
Published by The Independent (16th June, 2014) Please forgive me. I know we should ignore his latest attention-seeking outburst, like a kind parent might turn their back on […]
Politics
The curse of coalition
Published in The Independent on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The night before the coalition was formed, a senior member of the Tory team stormed back from a critical […]
Politics
Wise answers needed to the Ukip surge
Published by The Financial Times (23rd May, 2014) Nigel Farage insists his UK Independence party must now be taken seriously following its local election success. This is not easy […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Russia / Ukraine
Ukraine and the shame of Europe
Published by The Wall Street Journal (22nd May, 2014) There are flickers of hope that calm can descend again on Eastern Europe. We are told that those threatening […]
Politics
Nice work if you can get elected to it
Published by The Independent (19th May, 2014) Wouldn’t it be lovely to be in a job where, as the sun comes out and the garden starts to bloom, […]
Africa / Aid / Nigeria / Politics / Technology
Boko Haram, hashtag activism & how the West can really help Nigeria
Published by The Independent (12th May, 2014) Now it’s official: the Western world is horrified about the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. It might have taken […]