Published by The i paper (3rd September, 2018) Do you remember a politician called Vince Cable? He was that older bloke who famously foresaw the 2008 financial meltdown […]
Economics
A vote of confidence in Britain
Published by The Guardian (13th May, 2014) There is something repellent about the likes of James Stunt, who married billionaire Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter and drives around London with his security […]
Politics
Is this the dawn of a new coalition?
Published in The Mail on Sunday (March 17th, 2013) Picture the scene as Nick Clegg strides purposefully to the podium in the Downing Street rose garden. With the […]
Aid / Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
Overseas aid: an indefensible ringfence
Published in The Guardian (March 14th, 2013) One of the first rules of opposition is to avoid rash promises that can come back to throttle you in government. […]
Politics
The Lib Dems don’t need a new leader. They need a point
Published in The Independent (August 23rd, 2012) It may be the post-Olympic euphoria, but a spirit of harmony has descended on the Coalition. Insiders say that, for all […]
Economics
A roaring British success: from rabble to record-breakers
Published in The Daily Mail (July 28th, 2012) Donna Green grew up in the shadow of the giant Cowley car plant on the outskirts of Oxford. Her grandfather […]