Published by The i paper (24th March, 2025) It is hard to think of many people less likely to be a “rogue activist” engaged in far-left attempts to […]
Russia / Ukraine / United States / World
Ukraine is the defining issue of our age
Published by The i paper (24th February, 2025) Three years ago, I woke to the thunderous dawn sounds of missiles striking Kyiv. I found my colleague Kate on […]
Politics
Sneering politicians, laughing at their voters
Published by The i paper (10th February, 2025) The sacking of a little-known Labour MP from the Government will merit barely even a footnote in the history books. […]
Denmark / Europe / United States
Lord of misrule makes mischief
Published by The i paper (13th January, 2025) Joe Biden may still be in the White House, but even before he takes office Donald Trump is setting the global […]
United States / World
The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2024) When Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, he insisted he was driven to run for the […]
Syria / World
Assad’s downfall is cause for celebration
Published by The i paper (9th December, 2024) Thirteen years ago, seven boys sat around in school swigging soft drinks after a game of football while television reports […]
United States
Trump has poisoned US democracy
Published by The i paper (4th November, 2024) Four years ago, I was talking to voters in West Virginia when I met a young black woman called Brittney. […]
Technology / United States
Democracy dies in darkness
Published by The i paper (29th October, 2024) Olivia Troye is a lifelong Republican who worked as a counter-terrorism adviser in Donald Trump’s administration. She resigned shortly before […]
Africa / South Africa
South Africa shows democracy in action
Published by The i paper (17th June, 2024) It is 30 years since the citizens of South Africa defied doom-mongers with a largely peaceful transition from apartheid to […]
Europe / Russia / Slovakia
Another nation on the frontline of Putin’s war against democracy
Published by The i paper (20th May, 2024) The day before I arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, to report on last year’s election, Vladimir Putin admitted his beloved Soviet […]
Europe / Slovakia
The intensity of anger and depth of divisions were among the most disturbing I’ve seen
Published by The Daily Mail (18th May, 2024) Out-of-touch and feuding politicians, soaring living costs and a lack of decent jobs – the gripes from voters were eerily […]