Published by CapX (1st June, 2017) What a strange and suddenly absorbing election. The anticipated coronation of Theresa May, touching 50 per cent support in polls after calling […]
Politics
A new centre party could change everything
Published by The i paper (15th May, 2017) There has been much talk of a new centre party emerging from the ashes of the Labour Party after the […]
Politics
The dozen reasons for Labour’s decline
Published by The ipaper (8th May, 2017) On Friday morning I received a text from a Syrian friend who just moved to London and takes strong interest in […]
Politics
The looming political shake-up
Published by The i paper (24th April, 2017) Britain faces both the most important and the dullest election campaign for many years. It is the most important since […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Who will capture the centre ground?
Published by The i paper (3rd April, 2017) British politics is in a curious place. A prime minister who is respected but still little-known leads a government with […]
Politics
Theresa May’s rhetorical punch
Published by Politico (27th January, 2017) As someone who spends days churning out words for columns and foreign dispatches, I like to liven up copy with a few […]
Politics
Richmond reveals a traditional party system in flux
Published by the ipaper (31st October, 2016) Zac Goldsmith presents himself as a man of principle, honouring his promise to stand down and trigger a by-election after the […]
United States / World
Republicans must learn from the Tories – don’t wage war on your own nation
Published by the i paper (16th October, 2016) A few days ago I bumped into someone who knows Donald Trump. Inevitably, the conversation turned to the arrogant billionaire […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
‘Liberal’ leavers played with fire and now Britain gets burned
Published by the ipaper (10th October, 2016) The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, one of the key figures promoting the concept of “taking back […]
Politics
All this Tory delirium – it’s like stumbling into a Ukip meeting
Published by The Guardian (4th October, 2016) Theresa May long plotted to become leader of her party. Now all those weary evenings on the rubber chicken circuit and […]
Politics
Stop this anti-Cameron cacophony
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2016) A year ago, David Cameron was being hailed as a political colossus after pulling off a shock Election victory. […]
Policy / Politics / Race
David Cameron saved his party from fusty white male irrelevance
Published by The Daily Telegraph (14th July, 2016) We saw the classic David Cameron in his last Prime Minister’s Questions: warm and witty, with sharp defence of his […]