Published by The i paper (13th October, 2023) When I wrote on Sunday as horrifying details of Hamas atrocities started emerging, my column here was starkly headlined “This is […]
Arts / Books / South Korea / World
Glimpse into a murky world
Published by The Spectator (26th October, 2019) The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi by Jonathan Rugman ((Simon & Schuster) The story […]
Africa / Economics / Saudi Arabia / Sudan / World
We should stop pandering to the barbaric Saudis
Published by The Times (24th June, 2019) Saudi Arabia is very rich and buys lots of British weapons. Yet it is still baffling that our government remains so […]
World
Britain’s silence over Saudi Arabia’s abuses is shameful
Published by The Times (5th May, 2017) Last month a 29-year-old woman named Mariam al-Oteibi attempted to flee her abusive family in Riyadh, only to be captured by […]
Africa / China / Europe / France / Germany / Iran / Lebanon / Nigeria / United States / World
Forget fear and loathing: 15 reasons to celebrate the world in 2015
Published by The Independent (28th December, 2015) Who will mourn the passing of 2015? It seems such a grim year filled with terrible tales of atrocities, extremism and […]
Iraq / Politics
Tony Blair has moved beyond parody
Published by The Independent (16th June, 2014) Please forgive me. I know we should ignore his latest attention-seeking outburst, like a kind parent might turn their back on […]
China / World
Why do we care more about pandas than a Briton’s very suspicious death?
Published in The Daily Mail (April 16th, 2012) The picture speaks volumes: a damning snapshot of British impotence and Chinese intransigence. A government minister sits grinning for the […]
Politics
The journey’s over, Tony Blair
Published in The Guardian (June 10th, 2011) Switching on the Today programme yesterday, it was like an unwelcome blast from the past. There was Tony Blair, that familiar […]