Published by The i Paper & The Independent (22nd February, 2016) During one of last year’s election debates, Nigel Farage tried to grab the public’s attention with a […]
Education / Policy / Politics
The spread of fat cats in the public sector
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (15th February, 2016) Birmingham University was one of the losers in the last global ranking of the world’s finest higher […]
Crime / Policy
To get really tough on crime, we must help prisoners
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (8th February, 2016) For many years ministers privately complained that even the most carefully chosen chief inspector of prisons rapidly […]
Immigration / Policy
It’s easy to talk a good game on immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (1st February, 2016) There is sometimes a single moment when talented young footballers do something so outrageous they declare themselves […]
Arts / Disability / Film
Where are the disabled actors?
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (25th January, 2016) A few months ago I was ploughing through the box set of the brilliant French thriller series […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Time to face the truth about immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (January 18th, 2016) The mood across Europe is hardening as desperate people continue to pour across borders in search of […]
Politics
Corbyn’s reshuffle shambles made Labour’s divisions even worse
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (11th January, 2016) Shortly after the appointment of Seumas Milne as Labour’s director of communications last year, he was overheard in […]
Health / Policy / Politics
Can we face the truth about the NHS?
Published by The Independent (5th January, 2015) Books about brain surgery are not usually best-sellers. But when the newspapers did their annual Christmas round-ups for readers, I noticed […]