Politicians must stand up for the glories of globalisation
Published by CapX (27th October, 2016) The Belgian region of Wallonia was once called the crossroads of Europe. It sent... Read Full Article
Now Theresa May can see the mountainous challenge ahead
Published by The Guardian (19th August, 2016) Having reached the political summit with surprising ease, Theresa May has headed to... Read Full Article
How the mafia is causing cancer
Published by Mosaic & The Daily Telegraph magazine (24th June, 2016) A few days before I visited the rather scruffy... Read Full Article
To austerity and beyond by Yanis the menace
Published by The Observer (24th April, 2016) And The Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis (Bodley Head) It... Read Full Article
The not-so-strange death of The Independent
Published by CapX (12th February, 2016) When The Independent launched in 1986, I was working on a weekly newspaper in... Read Full Article
How I learned to love the interfering state
Published by The Guardian (15th January, 2016) Political archaeology studies the influence of the past in shaping politics. It explains... Read Full Article
The tax-avoiding Facebook mogul and an act of charity that reeks of hypocrisy
Published by The Daily Mail (3rd December, 2015) Once, it was enough to put a notice in the newspaper when... Read Full Article
Immigration rules are causing a curry crisis
Published by The Daily Telegraph (2nd December, 2015) Shortly after the turn of the century, the then foreign secretary Robin... Read Full Article
Don’t just pay glib respects. Pay your taxes to protect us
Published by The Sun (20th November, 2015) It did not take long for the world’s technology giants to react when... Read Full Article
Iceland has jailed 26 bankers, so why won’t we?
Published by The Independent (16th November, 2015) There are many reasons to admire Iceland, but here is another one: it... Read Full Article