Published in The Guardian (January 11th, 2013) According to the latest figures there are 83,632 locked up in English and Welsh prisons. This is an obscenely large number […]
Aid / Haiti / World
Disastrous relief for Haiti
Published in The Guardian (December 31st, 2012) Almost three years ago, Haiti was hit by an earthquake that killed an estimated 220,000 people in 35 seconds of unimaginable terror. […]
Health / Policy
NHS privatisation fears? Grow up
Published in The Guardian (December 21, 2012) Nearly one in five patients having hip replacements and hernia repairs are handled by private companies, thanks to reforms introduced by the […]
Economics / Environment / Policy / Politics
Tory retreat on climate change is senseless
Published in The Guardian (October 29th, 2012) The year after David Cameron became Tory party leader, he did something party leaders normally never do: he spoke at a […]
Politics
Modern conservatism that unites the party’s left and right
Published in The Guardian (October 10th, 2012) David Cameron will never be an orator whose barnstorming speaking rouses a hall to its feet. He strikes out the flashier […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Prejudice in the NHS is killing people with disabilities
Published in The Guardian (September 15th, 2012) Imagine it was your son or daughter, your brother or sister, your mother or father. They arrive home from hospital and […]
Housing / Policy / Politics
The housing crisis: a nightmare caused by our sanctified suburban dreams
Published in The Guardian (August 21st, 2012) Another day, another housing report. This time it is Policy Exchange, the prime minister’s favourite thinktank, urging the sale of social […]
Policy / Politics / Welfare
Can David Cameron unleash his inner Maoism?
Published in The Guardian (June 29th, 2012) The headlines are clear: the nasty party is back in business. After David Cameron revealed his desire for a tougher, more […]
Immigration / Policy
The Tories are becoming the ‘nasty party’ on immigration
Published in The Guardian (June 11th, 2012) The manifesto commitment could hardly have been clearer: the Conservatives were going to make Britain the most family-friendly country in Europe. […]
Crime / Policy
Don’t mock ‘hug a hoodie’. It was, and still is, the right message
Published in The Guardian (June 1st, 2012) Like so many famous political phrases, David Cameron never actually said that anyone should ‘hug a hoodie’. No matter. For it became a […]
Economics / Immigration / Policy
Britain’s visa system: a V-sign to visitors
Published in The Guardian (May 15th, 2012) So this is the year Britain throws open its arms and welcomes the world to a unique double bill of sporting […]
Politics
The Tea Party Tories
Published in The Guardian (April 5th, 2012) For all his faults, Tony Blair was an acute observer of the political scene. Surveying events from No 10, he would […]