Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th August, 2017) Savage street fighting had been raging for several hours after far-Right agitators, many prepared for battle and backed by […]
Europe / Ireland / Politics
Terror and peace: Martin McGuinness’s divisive legacy
Published by CapX (21st March, 2017) For anyone my age, the death of Martin McGuinness brings very mixed feelings. We grew up to a backdrop of bombs and […]
Arts / Books / Politics
Terrorists confuse aims with targets
Published by The Observer (24th July, 2016) Does Terrorism Work by Richard English (Oxford University Press) Two decades ago I had tea with one of Ulster’s most infamous […]
Europe / France
Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?
Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the sand and the sea. His father’s solitary consolation […]
Aid / Europe / European Union / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World
How British aid ends up funding terrorists
Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th March, 2015) Ahmad Musa sits beside me, a convicted double murderer sentenced to life in prison. As we talk, I ask […]