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 […]
China / Politics / Technology / World
The debasing of democracy
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th March, 2018) Back in those far off days before the internet consumed our world, a teenager from New York launched a […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Technology
Why you can’t really on the news media to understand Europe
Published by UnHerd (16th March, 2018) Which country’s politics are most closely observed after our own in Britain? It’s easy: just look at the army of press corps […]
Aid / Technology
Another abuse of power
Published by The i paper (26th February, 2018) I am a big fan of the BBC. Yes, it can be its own worst enemy, while the licence fee […]
Europe / European Union / Politics / Russia / Technology
We need an investigation into Russia’s role in the Brexit vote
Published by The i paper (13th November, 2017) Every now and then, observing the strange state of global events, we must pause to remind ourselves we are witnessing […]
Health / Policy / Technology
Are smart phones feeding an epidemic of despair?
Published by The i paper (23rd October, 2017) There are few more obvious cries for help than self-harm. The idea of slashing your arm with a razor blade […]
Politics / Technology
Boris Johnston’s descent into gutter politics
Published by the i paper (18th September, 2017) You may have forgotten Andrea Leadsom. She was the woman who nearly became prime minister until she claimed motherhood gave […]
Africa / Liberia / Technology / United States / World
Trump is debasing democracy the world over
Published by CapX (27th July, 2017) When I was in Liberia three years ago covering the ebola epidemic, I was amazed to discover the depth of antipathy many […]
Technology
How – through the news – we see our planet
Published by UnHerd (24th July, 2017) Over the past three weeks, my work has taken me to three countries on three different continents. First a short hop over […]
Africa / Aid / Technology
Who’s laughing now? The BBC should not promote aid
Published by CapX (24th March, 2017) So here we go again: Red Nose Day has arrived with japes, high jinks and silly stunts taking place across the land. […]
Africa / Aid / Disability / Health / Policy / Rwanda / South Sudan / Technology
Print your own body parts
Published by Mosaic Science, The Observer & The Atlantic (19th February, 2017) John Nhial was barely a teenager when he was grabbed by a Sudanese guerrilla army and […]
Politics / Technology
A tyrant’s charter
Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th January, 2017) Journalism can be a dangerous job. In many places on our planet, rich and powerful people dislike anyone investigating […]