Published by The Guardian (15th December, 2018) Daniel Weaver does not vote, drive a car, read a paper, listen to music, watch sport of any kind, own a […]
United States / World
Adventures in Trumpland
Published by UnHerd (14th September, 2018) Richard Ojeda is standing for election in the heartland of Donald Trump terrain, a poverty-scarred slice of West Virginia filled with coal […]
United States / World
America’s child brides forced to marry abusers
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September 2018) Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in a Kentucky state court house with a serial […]
United States / World
A true hero for our time
Published by The i paper (27th August, 2018) When John McCain’s family issued a statement on Friday saying the veteran Arizona senator had decided to discontinue treatment for […]
United States / World
Could a murdered student be Trump’s salvation (if Melania stays silent)?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th August, 2018) In the spring of 1973 a smart lawyer advising Richard Nixon decided to co-operate with prosecutors as the cover-up […]
North Korea / United States / World
Can we trust Trump in his diplomatic dance with a dictator?
Published by The ipaper (14th May, 2018) The Today programme on Radio 4 often sets the news agenda with tough interviews and taut foreign analysis. Yet on Saturday […]
Iran / North Korea / United States / World
Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th May, 2018) When Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office 16 months ago, he promised ‘the hour of action’ had arrived. For […]
Syria / United States / World
Air strikes only expose the West’s weakness
Published by The i paper (16th April, 2018) One year ago the newly-elected president of the United States was watching cable news when it showed distressing images of […]
United States / World
Trump: emboldened and dangerous
Published by The i paper (26th March, 2018) Donald Trump never wanted to be president. His goal when running for the White House was the same as it […]
Africa / Mali / United States / World
As our narrative on Africa shrinks, the continent rises
Published by The i paper (15th January, 2018) For a brief moment Donald Trump sounded presidential on Friday as he signed a proclamation to mark the public holiday […]
Drugs / Policy / United States / World
And a hippy new year….
Published by The i paper (1st January, 2018) The first time I went to the United States was in 1983 when I spent summer working at a camp […]
United States / World
Blood-soaked Baltimore becomes murder central
Published by The Mail on Sunday (31st December, 2017) Erricka Bridgeford first saw someone shot dead when she was 12 years old. Her brother has been killed, along […]