Published in The Independent (October 8th, 2012) Over the years, many people have said David Cameron is a man who seems comfortable in his own skin.The first time […]
Crime / Policy / Politics
Could Chris Grayling be the ultimate Tory moderniser?
Published in The Independent (September 22nd, 2012) So here we go again: an apparently hardline new justice minister throwing red meat to the baying wolves. Chris Grayling, having […]
Politics
The Lib Dems don’t need a new leader. They need a point
Published in The Independent (August 23rd, 2012) It may be the post-Olympic euphoria, but a spirit of harmony has descended on the Coalition. Insiders say that, for all […]
Politics
Cameron must now embrace the spirit of the Games
Published in The Independent (August 13th, 2012) Well, that was some party, wasn’t it? A fabulous fortnight in which Britain proved it was still a global player, shattering […]
Disability
It’s not just the bad apples – it’s our rotten society’s attitudes
Published in The Independent (August 9th, 2012) The details are disturbing, a horrific blast from the darkest days of the past. Lonely people with learning difficulties punched and […]
Immigration / Policy
More people? We should be celebrating
Published in The Independent (July 16th, 2012) So the population has shot up since the start of the century, yesterday’s census figures showing that in England and Wales […]
Economics
A £13bn boost to the economy? I don’t think so
Published in The Independent (July 6th, 2012) We are almost there. Less than three weeks until the starting pistol is fired on the world’s greatest sporting spectacular. Flags […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
Labour’s cowardice on immigration is sickening
Published in The Independent (June 21st, 2012) Cyrus Kabiru should have been in Edinburgh next week. He has been picked as one of 19 people from around the […]
Policy / Race
Our national sport shares our national blindness
Published in The Independent (June 6th, 2012) Surely even the grumpiest republican struggled to begrudge the community spirit of these past few days. There is something moving when […]
Africa / Aid / General
Bob Geldof’s obsession with aid hurt Africa. But now trade is healing the scars
Published in The Independent (May 28th, 2012) I first became aware of Bob Geldof in 1977 when I bought the debut single by The Boomtown Rats. In those […]
Africa / Mali
Like Afghanistan, Mali is a victim of our ‘war on terror’
Published in The Independent (May 23rd, 2012) So now we know that Nato will bring its misguided campaign in Afghanistan to a close by the end of 2014, […]
Politics
Tea Party zombies long to lurch further right
Published in The Independent (May 7th, 2012) A few days before last week’s local elections, the Tory MP Nadine Dorries wrote an article for the ConservativeHome website begging […]