Published by UnHerd (4th September, 2023) Andrea Albutt has been a dedicated public servant for almost four decades who worked as a military nurse and ran four prisons. But […]
Aid
Even champions of foreign aid admit handouts are ‘pointless’ so why keep pumping in billions?
Published by The Sun (August 31st, 2022) Rory Stewart is an engaging fellow who admits he was never cut out for life as a politician. “It brings out […]
Politics
Johnson is corroding the Tory brand
Published by The i paper (13th December, 2021) If Boris Johnson hosts another Christmas quiz, here is a possible question: who was the prominent Conservative who saw clearly […]
Politics
Quizzes, parties and crashing polls
Published by The i paper (29th November, 2021) If Boris Johnson hosts another Christmas quiz, here is a possible question: who was the prominent Conservative who saw clearly […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Tory moderates backing Boris Johnson are handing the party over to extremists
Published by New Statesman (21st June, 2019) The only good thing to have emerged so far from the depressing Conservative leadership campaign has been the arrival of Rory Stewart […]
Politics
The Tory tragedy may grow deeper
Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2019) Matt Hancock loves to talk about technology. He has used a little knowledge on the subject to go a very […]
Politics
Stewart for PM, Gove for chancellor
Published by UnHerd (31st May, 2019) The 25th anniversary of the Blair-Brown pact is a reminder of the speed of change. Not just in restaurants, with Granita long […]
Politics
A serious contender for serious times
Published by The i paper (27th May, 2019) Theresa May’s failed premiership is finally over. Now we must endure weeks of watching a motley collection of Tories jostling […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Farage is back to haunt the Tories
Published by The i paper (13th May, 2019) He’s back. Like the grinning villain in a grotesque horror movie, Nigel Farage has returned to terrify the tortured Tories. Already […]
Africa / Aid
Wasteful and misguided: what the new aid minister really thinks about the £14bn we send abroad each year
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th May, 2019) The new International Development Secretary has admitted that ‘not a great deal has been achieved’ with foreign aid, The Mail […]
Crime / Policy
Short sentences prove prison doesn’t work
Published by The Times (28th June, 2018) This is a depressing time for prison reform campaigners. Ministers have announced they are building two new jails ready for another […]
Crime / Policy
A broken prison system – but Scotland pushes for reform
Published by The i paper (29th January, 2018) Two years ago, in those far off days before the Brexit debacle, David Cameron declared prison reform ‘a great progressive […]