Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 18th, 2013) As rivers of blood flowed in Egypt this week, the frightening crisis in a wounded nation turned even more […]
China / World
Why do we care more about pandas than a Briton’s very suspicious death?
Published in The Daily Mail (April 16th, 2012) The picture speaks volumes: a damning snapshot of British impotence and Chinese intransigence. A government minister sits grinning for the […]
Bahrain / World
The two faces of Britain’s foreign policy
Published in The Guardian (September 14th, 2011) The air in Tripoli is heady with optimism. After 42 years of repressive and rapacious rule by Muammar Gaddafi, there is […]
Bahrain / World
Wedding guests whose presence shames the nation
Published in The Times (April 28th, 2011) Tomorrow’s royal wedding is not a state occasion, say Palace officials, just a private event for Wills and Kate. Total nonsense, […]