Pandemic lessons from other places
Published by The i paper (10th August, 2020) I have resumed my job as a foreign reporter following a four-month... Read Full Article
Holland
The land with no face masks
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd August, 2020) As I walked around the sun-dappled streets of Amsterdam, something felt... Read Full Article
Our prisons are a national disgrace
Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2019) In 1773, a wealthy businessman named John Howard, appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was... Read Full Article
Don’t tinker with the foreign aid target – just bin it
Published by The Sun (12th February, 2019) THE Tories are in a pickle – and not just on Brexit. They... Read Full Article
Can we be trusted with euthanasia?
Published by UnHerd (1st February, 2019) It is largely accepted in the modern democratic world that people have the right... Read Full Article
Let’s make children see the nation’s greatest painting
Published by The Times (9th November, 2017) It took more than 200 days of negotiations, but last month the Netherlands... Read Full Article
The foreign aid target is highly flawed
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd April,2016) Since the time David Cameron became leader of the Conservatives, I have... Read Full Article
Give thanks for Nigel Farage
Published by The i paper & The Independent (28th March, 2016) Last week I was in Amsterdam, where I joined... Read Full Article
Britain cuts at home, but splashes cash abroad
Published by The Daily Telegraph (23rd July, 2015) The message from George Osborne is clear: Whitehall must slash spending again... Read Full Article
The ban on legal highs is mind-bendingly stupid
Published by The Independent (1st June, 2015) Sometimes it is hard not to wonder at the stupidity of Westminster. Advanced... Read Full Article