Published by The Times (21st January, 2021) There is a maxim in politics that leaders are defined as much by their successors as by their own triumphs and […]
Aid / Technology
BBC must follow it own rules and axe Comic Relief
Published by The Times (2nd November, 2020) Since inheriting the thorny BBC crown, Tim Davie has made it his mission as director-general to reassert the organisation’s impartiality after […]
Drugs / Policy
Cannabis failures show why we need to legalise drugs
Published by The Times (10th September, 2020) Carly Barton is a former university lecturer who suffered a stroke at the age of 24. It left her feeling as […]
Aid / Disability
Fat cat charities have forgotten their principles
Published by The Times (26th June, 2020) Another day, another scandal involving a big charity. This time it is the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), whose […]
Aid
Foreign aid fund is lining the pockets of the corrupt elite
Published by The Times (20th February, 2020) Perhaps the most famous quote on foreign aid came from Peter Bauer, a brilliant British development economist who challenged the conventional […]
Aid
War crime victims let down by the bloated aid system
Published by The Times (9th January, 2020) The issue was clear, the intentions noble, the promises bold. The coming together in common cause of politicians, charities and celebrities […]
Aid / Politics
An aid to better spending
Published by The Times (12th December, 2019) Even Boris Johnson’s critics would agree that on the subject of international aid he has been clear and consistent. The prime […]
Politics
Frank Dobson’s death is a reminder of Labour’s decay
Published by The Times (14th November, 2019) Frank Dobson was one of the first members of parliament I got to know. He was among the local MPs on […]
Drugs / Policy
Misguided morality is denying help to drug addicts
Published by The Times (2nd September, 2019) Iain Duncan Smith has been highlighting the horrors of addiction. The former Tory leader pointed out that ten times more people […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s hope is devoured by the Crocodile
Published by The Times (22nd August, 2019) A friend of mine went to the supermarket near her home in Harare at the weekend and bought six cartons of […]