Conservative Home: This week’s Commonwealth veterans announcement was a start – but also a missed opportunity 25th February 2022 It has been nearly two years since I first wrote for Conservative Home about the plight of our Commonwealth veterans and the need to address the issue of costly... Opinions
The Telegraph: Nadine Dorries may prove to be the BBC's best friend 18th January 2022 The opportunity to be a global television powerhouse is there for the taking - but only if the BBC urgently reforms itself he magic of television” is a phrase... Opinions
The Telegraph: The Lib Dems can enjoy their moment in the sun. But they shouldn't get too excited 17th December 2021 The party must do more than exploit the frustrations of disgruntled voters to be taken seriously after their victory in North Shropshire There is no doubt that... Opinions
The Telegraph: Promoting narcissistic David Lammy was a big mistake 30th November 2021 The latest reshuffle is a flexing of political muscle, designed to show Labour’s self-styled leader-in-waiting is theoretically in charge Angela Rayner was... Opinions
The Telegraph: The Army must get its ship in order before embracing wokery 10th November 2021 It is easier to announce the adoption of eye-catching topical trends than to tackle the awkward systemic cultural change required There is a certain irony that... Opinions
The Telegraph: Sadiq Khan needs to get his act together on knife crime 11th October 2021 Despite being in his second term, the Mayor continues to ignore the failure of policing strategy he has oversight of One of the bleakest indications of a return... Opinions
The Telegraph: Afghan veterans are getting settled here, but what about the Commonwealth soldiers who served with them? 2nd September 2021 If we can change the criteria with a single pen-stroke for Afghan refugees, why not for those who've served this country for years? The announcement of... Opinions
Conservative Home: Betting shops harm poorer people and so blight levelling up. Post-Covid, Ministers have a chance to act. 26th August 2021 The publication this week of the University of Bristol’s report into the distribution of UK betting shops, The Geography of Gambling Premises in Britain, has... Opinions
The Telegraph: Here’s why the Afghan army that I helped to train fell so quickly 17th August 2021 To see everything that we fought so hard to achieve unravel so quickly is devastating, yet it has a sad air of inevitability about it There is an oft-quoted... Opinions
