Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th March, 2015) Ahmad Musa sits beside me, a convicted double murderer sentenced to life in prison. As we talk, I ask […]
Aid / Environment / Policy
Why is Britain spending millions on flood aid abroad?
Published by The Daily Mail (9th December, 2015) The human drama being played out in Cumbria this week could hardly be more heartbreaking. Christmas trees, their baubles askew, lie […]
Aid / Politics
Foreign aid fat cats face greater scrutiny
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th November, 2015) Ministers have ordered a crackdown on private firms making massive profits from Britain’s foreign-aid spending after their activities were […]
Aid
Shamed: foreign aid fat cats who built a fortune with your taxes
Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th May, 2015) Caroline Pinder passionately believes in the power of aid to help the world’s poor. She has dedicated the past […]
Aid / Montserrat / World
£400m foreign aid fiasco in paradise
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th May, 2015) Sean McLaughlin had a simple dream – to build a new life in paradise while helping the island community […]
Aid
A nauseating award for Blair and a bloated aid industry sucking up to its political paymasters
Published by The Daily Mail (27th November, 2014) A spectacular charity gala studded with celebrities, famous singers and Hollywood stars, it was just the sort of glittering event […]
Africa / Aid / Liberia
The aid industry endorses human rights abuses, fuels corruption and missed the Ebola crisis
Published by The Independent (3rd November, 2014) First came a report revealing terrible human rights abuses from a repressive regime backed by huge sums of British aid. A […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Ethiopian sues Britain for giving aid to his country
Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th March, 2014) An Ethiopian farmer has been given legal aid in the UK to sue Britain – because he claims millions […]
Aid / Ethiopia / Politics
This is not about ending world hunger. It is a political stunt
Published in The Independent (June 19th, 2013) The broadcasters fell for it, of course. Those colourful images of a “flotilla” of two longboats sailing near the venue of […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Foreign aid: the final insult
Published in The Mail on Sunday (May 26th, 2013) It is hard to think of many more blessed spots on Earth than the Gambella region of Ethiopia, with […]
Aid / Politics
Warped priorities
Published in The Daily Mail (September 27th, 2012) At home, the talk is all about austerity. One half of the Coalition government holds its annual conference amid talk […]