Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt like twins. My country was older and perhaps […]
Policy / Politics / Transport
A symbol of corrosive failure
Published by The i paper (11th February, 2019) Flying home on Saturday night from Denmark after reporting on another European nation demeaned by nativism, I flicked through a […]
Economics / Europe / European Union
Nissan points the way for Brexit Britain
Published by The i paper (4th February, 2019) The Nissan car plant in Sunderland holds a special place in our nation’s history. It became a symbol of Britain’s […]
Economics / Politics
No wonder May wants a ‘short and sharp’ manifesto
Published by The i paper (21st January, 2019) Just in case you have not fully appreciated the farcical nature of the Brexit crisis, consider this: Theresa May might […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
When will we define Brexit?
Published by the ipaper (14th January, 2019) Even the word sounds like a curse now. Once the idea of Brexit was wrapped up in flickering images of past […]
Politics
Has there ever been a bunch of more selfish politicians?
Published by The Guardian (12th December, 2018) It is hard not to conclude that the Tory hard right are intent on destroying their party and handing the country to […]
Europe / European Union / Norway / Politics
Another defining week for our Brexit self-harm strategy
Published by The i paper (9th December, 2018) As I walked beside Gilets Jaunes protesters in Marseille on Saturday, I asked two simple questions: why were they here […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Dodo of a deal deserves to be made extinct
Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet already there is talk she has joined ‘a […]
Economics / Immigration / Policy / Politics
May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration
Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit: she saw the referendum result as an endorsement […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The hard-right still playing dangerous fantasy politics
Published by The i Paper (19th November, 2018) You have probably forgotten about Owen Paterson, a minor league politician who briefly popped up in the cabinet as environment […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
It is not too late to escape this epic mess
Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many villains in the Brexit debacle: David Cameron for […]
Politics
Theresa May still has everything to play for with Brexit
Published by The Guardian (2nd October, 2018) Conversations in the bars and corridors of political conferences often start with a question about how the event is going. ‘A […]