Published by The i paper (13th October, 2023) When I wrote on Sunday as horrifying details of Hamas atrocities started emerging, my column here was starkly headlined “This is […]
Afghanistan / Feature / Iraq / United States / World
The sickening hypocrisy of Bush, Blair and the war on terror
Published by The i paper (9th August, 2021) Twenty years after lethal attacks turned aircraft into weapons and sparked the so-called war on terror, the US has slunk […]
Iraq / Syria / World
This war is far from over
Published by The i paper (18th February, 2019) How little they learn from history. Just 16 years ago President George W. Bush stood on the deck of an […]
Politics
When former leaders miss the limelight
Published by The i paper (5th November, 2018) This may be a controversial statement in the current political climate, but David Cameron is a decent person. As prime […]
Economics / Politics / United States / World
Forget the stereotypes – Britain could learn a lot from Texas
Published by The Independent (28th September, 2015) Texas has always divided opinions. It prides itself on being the best, brashest and most bloody-minded slice of America, a cowboy […]
Politics / United States / World
Brothers in arms – but Bush and Blair take divergent paths now
Published by The Independent (9th June, 2015) When he left the White House in early 2009 and headed back to Dallas, few people were sad to see George […]
Iraq / World
James Foley’s brutal death shows the west can’t solve the Iraq crisis
Published by The Guardian (21st August, 2014) The murder of James Foley is sickening. As his grieving parents said, this courageous man had his life terminated for trying to expose […]
Africa / Kenya
A rare triumph for human rights over realpolitik
Published in The Independent (November 16th, 2013) So the International Criminal Court can fight on in its struggle to bring tyrants to justice. The United Nations has seen off […]
Afghanistan / Arts / Books / World
The day that shook the world
Published in The Observer (September 11th, 2011) The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan (Doubleday); The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke (Allen Lane); Granta 116: Ten […]