President Bling-Bling has met his Waterloo
Published in The Daily Mail (May 7th, 2012) So the French have got their wish: they have evicted the brash,... Read Full Article
Plodding provincial who stands on brink of the presidency
Published in The Daily Mail (May 4th, 20120) He cut an unlikely figure as he stood in a corridor of... Read Full Article
When rulers are out of touch, voters fall for extremists’ snake-oil solutions
Published in The Daily Mail (April 24th, 2012) However you cut it, Sunday’s presidential election in France was a profoundly... Read Full Article
Sarko is heading for the guillotine
Published in The Daily Mail (April 20th, 2012) The rally bore all the hallmarks of a president on a triumphant... Read Full Article
Iceland owes us billions. Why on earth is the EU giving millions of our money in aid?
Published in The Daily Mail (March 8th, 2012) For all its recent problems, Iceland remains a prosperous place. Visiting there... Read Full Article
Staring into the abyss
Published in the Daily Mail (February 18th, 2012) When Eleni Nikolaidou agreed to help a university research project, she was... Read Full Article
Why Putin backs this vile tyrant
Published in the Daily Mail (February 6th, 2012) With each day, the Syrian tragedy grows deeper. Over the past weekend... Read Full Article
A new Russian Revolution?
Published in the Daily Mail (December 27th, 2011) Mikhail had not been on a demonstration before. But on Saturday the... Read Full Article
The little communist who grew up to be the world’s most powerful woman (with the future of capitalism in her hands)
Published in the Daily Mail (November 25th, 2011) Unlike so many modern politicians, Angela Merkel does not believe in placing... Read Full Article
From paramilitary to president?
Published in the Daily Mail (October 24th, 2011) As the hotel ballroom filled up and the mood of excitement grew,... Read Full Article