Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th November, 2017) I came downstairs to find my wife looking dismayed and frazzled. One of the team caring for our disabled […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
As Brexit runs aground, watch the leave rats jump ship
Published by The Guardian (22nd September, 2017) Theresa May has looked out of her depth since she became prime minister. She has blown her majority, achieved nothing beyond […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Undesirable rebirth of British exceptionalism
Published by The ipaper (7th August, 2017) Did you know Britons have agriculture woven into their genetic makeup more than any other people on the planet? This revelation […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
Immigration: the huge hole in May’s manifesto
Published by The ipaper (22nd May, 2017) Theresa May’s speech at her manifesto launch presented a bold vision for Britain. She talked of a more prosperous nation, seizing […]
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 […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
A landslide won’t strengthen May’s hand
Published by The Guardian (2nd May, 2017) Shortly after Theresa May set out her timetable for Brexit she went for talks with some European counterparts. First stop was […]
Europe / France
Macron plays the populist card
Published by The ipaper (1st May, 2017) We are enduring the most predictable and sterile election of modern times. On one side we see the anticipated coronation of […]
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 […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
The great Brexit farce has begun
Published by The i paper (27th March, 2017) There is a simplistic clarity to any act of insurgency. Rebellions can bring together armies of malcontents with very different […]
Aid / Europe / European Union / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
A disturbing new low for foreign aid
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th March, 2017) Britain is pumping huge sums of foreign aid into Palestinian schools named after mass murderers and Islamist militants, which openly […]
Politics
Where is the Remain fightback?
Published by The i paper (6th February, 2017) A few weeks before the Brexit vote, Nigel Farage gave clear warning he would fight for a second referendum if […]
Politics
So much to do beyond Brexit
Published by The ipaper (9th January, 2017) It is strange that Theresa May’s honeymoon period has lasted so long, given her abrupt ascent to power and the deep […]