Gbagbo must go – and so should other African leaders who overstay
Published in The Guardian (April 4th, 2011) The horror stories have been emerging for weeks. Atrocities against children, bodies on... Read Full Article
Hague should be replaced by Ashdown
Published in Prospect (March 23rd, 2011) The news from Libya, Bahrain and elsewhere has turned any joy that greeted the... Read Full Article
Cameron’s battle with the desert despot may define him
Published in The Mail on Sunday (March 20th, 2011) It is hard to think of two more different people –... Read Full Article
Africa’s despots fear the gales will blow south
Published in The Times (March 11th, 2011) Juan Pedro Mendene was midway through his weekly radio programme, ironically called Total Relaxation,... Read Full Article
For our disabled daughter, a way out of the labyrinth
Published in The Guardian (March 11th, 2011) Nothing prepares you for the birth of a child with profound and multiple... Read Full Article
Western aid now does more harm than good
Published in the London Evening Standard (March 1st, 2011) As Harry Truman’s team prepared his inaugural presidential address in late... Read Full Article
Bloggers warn of lynchings and Gaddafi’s deserted by his blonde Ukranian nurse
Published in The Mail on Sunday (February 27th, 2011) Muammar Gaddafi has survived many threats in his time. But now... Read Full Article
We can’t let ourselves be scarred by Iraq
Published in The Guardian (February 24th, 2011) It gets worse and worse. Muammar Gaddafi has declared war on his people... Read Full Article
Public v private isn’t the issue – what’s best is key
Published in the London Evening Standard (February 22nd, 2011) The facts speak for themselves. Elderly patients starved to death in... Read Full Article
A deal struck with tyranny
Published in The Daily Telegraph (February 21st, 2011) As I stood on a hilltop overlooking al-Bayda less than a fortnight... Read Full Article