Published by The i paper (24th April, 2024) The wily Rwandan leader Paul Kagame has shown great skill at fooling gullible Western politicians into supporting his dictatorship, whether […]
Africa / Politics / Rwanda
Andrew Mitchell’s friends in Rwanda
Published by UnHerd (6th December, 2021) Earlier this year, Baroness Kennedy was contacted by the two daughters of Paul Rusesabagina — human rights campaigner, winner of the US […]
Feature / Politics
End the farce of MPs taking second jobs
Published by The i paper (8th November, 2021) Sir John Major was on fiery form interviewed over the weekend by the BBC, lashing out at the arrogant, corrupt […]
Belgium / Disability / Europe / Holland
Who should decide when we die?
Published by The i paper (28th September, 2020) Yew Trees was called a hospital but sounds more like hell. It was supposed to be a sanctuary for women […]
Aid / Politics
Stop this sick corruption of compassion
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th December, 2016) Like many people of my generation, influenced by the begging bowl concerts of Live Aid, I wanted to believe […]
Police / Policy / Politics
I know just the man to put the police’s house in order: Andrew Mitchell
Published in The Guardian (October 23rd, 2013) A few months ago David Davis told me that if the police did not come clean over the case of former […]
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 […]
Africa / Congo / Rwanda
Gaza grabs the headlines as Congo once more descends into chaos
Published in The Observer (November 25th, 2012) Once again, the apparently insoluble struggle between Israel and Palestine has flared up before flickering into uneasy standoff. As usual, world […]
Aid / Ghana
African village where every household is getting £7,500 from British taxpayers spent on them
Published in The Daily Mail (June 30th, 2012) As I drew up in the bustling village after a long journey, the last 21 miles bouncing along a red […]
Politics
The end of privacy in British politics
Published in The Independent on Sunday (April 8th, 2012) Bumping into a trade union leader last week, we got chatting about the London mayoral election upon which so […]