Published in The Independent (September 24th, 2013) For two years, Kenyans have been bracing themselves for the barbarism we have just witnessed in Nairobi. Ever since their army […]
Immigration / Policy / Syria / World
Open our borders to Syria’s refugees
Published in The Independent (September 12th, 2013) Azad Sino fled with his wife and two children from the Syrian city of Aleppo nearly two years ago, when the […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
So Vinnie, it’s one law for us and another for them, is it?
Published in The Independent (September 4th, 2013) In trademark tough guy style, Vinnie Jones has tackled this nation’s core problem. “England is past its sell by-date,” he proclaims in […]
Politics
Think how good the House of Lords could be
Published in The Independent (August 3rd, 2013) There are few things British leaders love to do more than lecture the rest of the world on democracy, emboldened by […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Fear and optimism as Zimbabwe faces another rigged election
Published in The Independent (July 30th, 2013) As I sat in Zimbabwe’s national art gallery talking to Jessie Majome, one of the smartest young politicians in the country, […]
Africa / Egypt / Politics
Some protests suit Blair more than others
Published in The Independent (July 9th, 2013) There was always something Tiggerish about Tony Blair, with that irrepressible ability to overcome setbacks unabashed and bounce back unconstrained by […]
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 […]
Aid / Politics
Corrupt, ineffective and hypocritical: Britain should give less aid, not more
Published in The Independent (May 2nd, 2013) When Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, decided to give his family house in Nkandla a makeover, he did so […]
Disability / Policy / Politics / Welfare
All we can agree on is that welfare’s in a state
Published in The Independent (April 2nd, 2013) What a strange world we live in. A clutch of Church leaders spent their holiest weekend of the year queuing up to […]
Politics
What is the point of Tories posing as Ukip Lite?
Published in The Independent (March 2nd, 2013) Eastleigh was a humiliation for the Tories. It was so disastrous that party spokespeople were not even pretending there were silver […]