Published by The Daily Mail (27th January, 2022) The Kremlin is pumping out disinformation saying Nato troops are in Ukraine preparing to attack Russian allies and facilities. It claims […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
It’s minus 8C on the frontline. All that stands between me and 127,000 Russian troops is a six-foot moat and razor wire
Published by The Daily Mail (26th January, 2022) AS Lieutenant-Colonel Yuriy Trubachiov crunched through the thick snow, he pointed out to me the camera tower, the anti-tank moat, […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
‘This is our land and I’ve no other option than to fight for it’
Published by The Daily Mail (22nd January, 2022) Maksym Bilyk is a young man who thinks carefully before speaking, works with computers and has never fired a gun […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
Fears and fighting spirit of nation in Kremlin crosshairs
Published by The Daily Mail (19th January, 2022) Oksana Lanskaya, a mother and successful Ukrainian food entrepreneur, admits being scared now that Russian military forces have encircled her […]
China / Covid19 / World
Will China’s ‘Zero Covid’ crackdown ruin the Olympics?
Published by The Daily Mail (17th January, 2022) The timing could not be worse. Omicron has seeped into China on the eve of the Winter Olympics, forcing the government […]
China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / World
So why did the science establishment try so hard to silence those who feared Covid leaked from a Chinese lab?
Published by The Daily Mail (12th January, 2022) Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the world-famous Wellcome Trust, has condemned the policy failures of politicians in the pandemic while […]
Kazakhstan / World
Downfall of the gangster dictator
Published by The Daily Mail (7th January, 2022) Dictatorship was once famously compared to riding a tiger since there is such high risk of being devoured when dismounting […]
Politics
Demeaning of democracy
Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2021) How strange it is to reflect that Owen Paterson — a popular and well-connected figure on the Tory right — […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
It’s vital we protect the soul of our democracy
Published by The Daily Mail (16th October, 2021) Yet again, Britain shudders in collective shock as a Member of Parliament is slaughtered while doing their job. I do […]
Technology
Yet another tawdry saga for the Blairs
Published by The Daily Mail (October 8th, 2021) Cherie Blair says she is a passionate feminist and dedicated human rights lawyer who exploits her connections, skills and status […]
Afghanistan / Defence / Feature / Policy / World
Our troops are doing their best. But Kabul shows how impotent we are without America
Published by The Daily Mail (25th August, 2021) There are few institutions that can still unite our nation in uncritical admiration after a series of scandals challenged our […]
Health / Policy
A bloody disgrace
Published by The Daily Mail (July 29th, 2021) The Ken Clarke brand of politics — his straight-talking and dis-hevelled style —has, for many decades, provided a welcome relief […]