We wring our hands as poison spreads
Published in The Mail on Sunday (August 25th, 2013) More than 100,000 Syrians lie dead. One-fifth of a 22 million population... Read Full Article
A coup, contortions and a confused foreign policy
Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 18th, 2013) As rivers of blood flowed in Egypt this week, the frightening... Read Full Article
Forget the nostalgia for British Rail – our trains are better than ever
Published in The Guardian (August 16th, 2013) There is a weary predictability to the political choreography. Once again, it’s revealed,... Read Full Article
Feeble leader who lit the fuse for massacre
Published in The Daily Mail (August 15th, 2013) What’s happened since the Arab Spring? Those heady days of early 2011... Read Full Article
Britain’s pathetic response to the rise of a global power
Published in The Guardian (August 9th, 2013) Despite their military name, it is hard to see how an eight-strong delegation... Read Full Article
Hideous hypocrisy of the charity fat cats
Published in The Daily Mail (August 7th, 2013) Our overseas aid charities work hard to persuade people to hand over... Read Full Article
Support journalists, not countries that jail them
Published in The Guardian (August 5th, 2013) ‘I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that... Read Full Article
The MDC walked like zombies into Mugabe’s trap
Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 4th, 2013) The streets of Harare were largely empty yesterday as a nervous... Read Full Article
Think how good the House of Lords could be
Published in The Independent (August 3rd, 2013) There are few things British leaders love to do more than lecture the... Read Full Article
Fear and optimism as Zimbabwe faces another rigged election
Published in The Independent (July 30th, 2013) As I sat in Zimbabwe’s national art gallery talking to Jessie Majome, one... Read Full Article