Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th December, 2017) Britain is handing aid to an organisation headed by a wealthy Chinese-born businesswoman who seeks to help Chinese manufacturers […]
Aid
Patronising aid policy that fuels corruption
Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th September, 2017) The good news is that Westminster accepts there is a problem with fat-cat poverty barons – even if it […]
Aid / Politics
Patel’s pitiful bid to defend waste and corruption
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th June, 2017) Earlier this month I found myself sitting in an impressive Whitehall office being grilled by officials at the aid […]
Aid / Politics
Rethink foreign aid, Mrs May
Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd April, 2017) Aid for despots and dictators. Aid for rich nations with their own aid agencies and others able to afford […]
Aid / Politics
Patel takes on foreign aid fat cats
Published by The i paper (19th December, 2016) It is fair to assume few cheers were heard in the Department for International Development (Dfid) corridors when officials learned […]
Aid / Politics
The great foreign aid freeze
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th December, 2016) The Government has dramatically halted new contracts with British foreign aid contractors after The Mail on Sunday exposed dirty […]
Aid
The begging bowl barons
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th December, 2016) Bosses of charities handed millions in British foreign aid to fight poverty in poor nations are creaming off huge […]
Aid / Politics
Exposed: how foreign aid giant conned MPs with fake evidence
Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th December, 2016) Fat cat foreign aid contractors paid millions by the taxpayer tried to deceive MPs and protect their lucrative business […]
Europe / European Union / Politics
Why are Brexiters trying to shut down debate? Because they’re scared
Published by The Guardian (18th October, 2016) There is one certainty as we survey our future: Britain must go through a highly complex and unprecedented procedure to detach […]
Aid
Can Patel turn the tide on foreign aid?
Published by The Telegraph (22nd September, 2016) As a devout Remainer, I was disturbed by the EU referendum result. But one silver lining is seeing Priti Patel running […]
Aid / Politics
New minister taking a tougher line
Published by The Mail on Sunday (August 28th, 2016) She does not deserve three cheers yet, probably not even two. But let us give one cheer at least… […]