Published by The Times (12th July, 2018) It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between comedians and politicians in these strange days. Brexit has become a farce, […]
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 […]
North Korea / World
Deal or not, North Korea remains a murderous regime
Published by The Times (11th June, 2018) Kang Chol-hwan was sent to one of North Korea’s death camps aged nine under its policy of punishing entire families for […]
Arts / Film / Technology
Film directors still revel in violence against women
Published by The Times (17th May, 2018) Critics at the Cannes film festival, those hardy souls compelled to endure a barrage of beatings, rape, stabbings and shootings in […]
Europe / Russia / Technology
Putin’s propaganda deserves mockery, not a ban
Published by The Times (20th April, 2018) Have no doubt: RT, the television channel formerly known as Russia Today, is a malign force. It exists to pump out […]
Drugs / Policy
Legalisation is the only way to stop this drugs carnage
Published by The Times (18th April, 2018) Perhaps our blinkered politicians might try to join the dots. The price of wholesale cocaine in Britain is falling dramatically while […]
Aid
British aid keeps on funding repellent regimes
Published by The Times (3rd April, 2018) Politicians of all persuasions love aid. It allows them to pose as protectors of the poor and saviours of the world, […]
Africa / Rwanda
Rwanda deserves to be condemned as much as Russia
Published by The Times (14th March, 2018) After a hard week working as a mental health nurse manager, Noble Marara was relaxing at home with his family when […]
Aid / Politics
Britain’s foreign aid budget is indefensible
Published by The Times (January 16th, 2018) Poor old Penny Mordaunt. She makes the cabinet after eight years in parliament only to be handed the poisoned chalice of […]
Africa / Liberia
West Africa offered reasons to be cheerful in 2017
Published by The Times (1st January, 2018) George Weah, the former world footballer of the year, has achieved his great goal by winning the presidency of Liberia. There […]
Africa / Arts / Books / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / General / Ivory Coast / Libya / Nigeria
A well-trodden journey into the heart of darkness
Published by The Times (30th December, 2017) Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon (Head of Zeus) I came to this book with enthusiasm. The author […]