Published by The i paper (3rd October, 2022) he Tories gather for their annual conference in dismal state of disarray. Election of a new leader, their fourth in […]
Politics
Truss and Kwarteng will learn the hard way that sometimes we need the nanny state
Published by The i paper (26th September, 2022) It is three weeks since Liz Truss became Prime Minister – and for much of that time, politics was postponed […]
Politics
A prime minister unlike any other
Published by The i paper (19th September, 2022) As she waited for her accession to the political crown, Liz Truss briefed that she would hit the ground running […]
Europe / Russia / Ukraine
This is no time for complacency
Published by The i paper (12th September, 2022) I first met Maria Avdeeva, an expert in cyber-security, in early February when we had a coffee in a chic […]
Politics
Prepare for fine words followed by the shortest honeymoon in political history
Published by The i paper (5th September, 2022) Let us start with some good news. Boris Johnson will cease soon to be our prime minister. Britain will be […]
China / Taiwan / World
Give Taiwan the same support as Ukraine
Published by The i paper (29th August, 2022) Three months into the pandemic, a senior official at the World Health Organisation was asked on video link by a […]
Health / Policy / Technology
Could digitisation help revive the NHS?
Published by The i paper (22nd August, 2022) I went to Tallinn earlier this month to report on Estonia’s remarkable embrace of digital government. This Baltic nation has […]
Drugs / Policy
Westminster is addicted to drug prohibition
Published by The i paper (15th August, 2022) Rishi Sunak likes to joke that he is a coke addict. He has even admitted he is hooked on Mexican […]
Technology / United States / World
Our age of false prophets
Published by The i paper (8th August, 2022) Nine days after Donald Trump was ousted from the White House by voters in the US, I found myself reporting […]
Politics
Sunak’s missed opportunity
Published by The i paper (1st August, 2022) The bandwagon is rolling for Liz Truss as ballot papers go out to Tory members who will choose our next […]
Politics
The sooner Johnson leaves the stage, the better
Published by The i paper (25th July 2022) When Boris Johnson visited an army base in Yorkshire last week, the message he was sending could not have been […]
Health / Policy / Politics / Social care
A tribal beauty contest devoid of any new ideas
Published by The i paper (18th July,. 2022) A few hours before the first Tory leadership debate was broadcast on Channel 4, I was talking to a terrific […]