Published by The Daily Mail (4th September, 2025)
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
These attacks on Kyiv are proof Putin is emboldened by US appeasement
Published by The Daily Mail (25th April, 2025) It is 11 years since I watched Russian troops stripped of military insignia seize Ukrainian army bases in Crimea, while […]
China / Feature
My escape from China’s gulags after forced marriage to save my mother
Published by The Daily Mail (24th April, 2024) For brides around the world, their wedding day is meant to be a magic moment, often filled with family, friends […]
Covid19
‘There was a real conspiracy among very powerful scientists. The cover-up was morally repugnant’
Published by The Daily Mail (17th March, 2025) Soon after the start of the pandemic, as Covid-19 spread its trail of death and devastation around the planet, I came […]
Disability / Feature / Health
The death of my beautiful daughter
Published by The Daily Mail (February 8th, 2025) My daughter Iona was born 32 years ago. She arrived at home, in such a rush to enter the world […]
Policy / Social care
We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
Published by The Daily Mail (4th January, 2025) This government is committed to doing politics differently,’ declared Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting yesterday as he launched […]
United States / World
Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
Published by The Daily Mail (31st December, 2024) When Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, he was one of the most reviled United States presidents in […]
Feature / Russia / Ukraine
Escape from Putin’s child-snatchers
Published by The Daily Mail (5th December, 2024)
Europe / Georgia / Russia
How an oligarch known as ‘The Python’ who lives in a Bond-villain lair will determine the future of a vital Western ally
Published by The Daily Mail (October 24th, 2024) The scene could scarcely have been more peaceful as autumn sun beat down on the park. Elderly men chatting on a […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Audacious strike that shows we must keep sending arms to Ukraine
Published by The Daily Mail (12th August, 2024) Surprise has always been critical in war. And once again, Ukraine has displayed it with daring – just as the […]
Europe / Poland
Poland is on a mission: to build the most powerful land army in Europe
Published by The Daily Mail (11th July, 2024) As the sun beat down on a glorious summer day, cyclists clad in lurid fluorescent Lycra pedalled furiously along the […]
Politics
I was Cameron’s speechwriter but voted for my Sunday football pal Keir. He’ll need all his on-pitch tenacity to tackle the Herculean challenges ahead
Published by The Daily Mail (5th July, 2024) It is more than 14 years since I stood chatting to a nervous politician on the eve of taking power. […]