The vital lesson Britain must learn from Trump’s failure in Iran If we fail to understand how deeply warfare has changed, the consequences could be catastrophic

The vital lessons Britain must learn from Ukraine and Trump’s failure in Iran. My ⁦‪@theipaper‬⁩.com column on defence spending and the evolution of warfare inews.co.uk/opinion/vita...

The vital lesson Britain must learn from Trump’s failure in Iran If we fail to understand how deeply warfare has changed, the consequences could be catastrophic

The vital lessons Britain must learn from Ukraine and Trump’s failure in Iran. My ⁦‪@theipaper‬⁩.com column on defence spending and the evolution of warfare inews.co.uk/opinion/vita...

Very sorry to hear about the death of Andy Kershaw, a brilliant broadcaster and fearless journalist with great taste in music. He was always bold, challenging, friendly, generous with advice or help - and a participant in the initial meeting that led to Africa Express. RIP Andy

Very sorry to hear about the death of Andy Kershaw, a brilliant broadcaster and fearless journalist with great taste in music. He was always bold, challenging, friendly, generous with advice or help - and a participant in the initial meeting that led to Africa Express. RIP Andy

Behind Trump lies the real architect of a global disaster Benjamin Netanyahu's self-serving actions are weakening his nation and making the world less safe

Behind Trump lies a key architect of a catastrophic misadventure - my @theipaper.com column on Netanyahu, the Iran war and shredding of Western support for Israel inews.co.uk/opinion/arch...

'Like his soulmate in Washington, Netanyahu stands exposed as a man who learned nothing from the Iraq debacle and whose self-serving actions are weakening his nation, shedding support among allies and making the world less safe.'

Behind Trump lies the real architect of a global disaster Benjamin Netanyahu's self-serving actions are weakening his nation and making the world less safe

Behind Trump lies a key architect of a catastrophic misadventure - my @theipaper.com column on Netanyahu, the Iran war and shredding of Western support for Israel inews.co.uk/opinion/arch...

Good luck Hungary 🇭🇺 in ousting Orban today - from all who believe in democracy rather than corrupt populism

Deserted hotels, empty shopping malls and fears for the future - my report from Dubai on the collateral damage caused by a foolish war mol.im/a/15722537

Deserted hotels, empty shopping malls and fears for the future - my report from Dubai on the collateral damage caused by a foolish war mol.im/a/15722537

Making Putin happy, as ever…

I helped legalise medicinal cannabis - I regret what came next The dismal failure of timid politicians means obtaining THC is now a farce

I helped legalise medicinal cannabis but it has turned into a farce.

My @theipaper.com column on the dismal failure of timid politicians and urgent need for serious drug reform
inews.co.uk/opinion/lega...

A single doctor is responsible for one in ten cannabis prescriptions, doling them out a rate of one every two minutes www.thetimes.com/article/3c83...

This strong @thetimes story underscores my column on the ludicrous medical cannabis market 👇

Opinion | Britain has ended up with the worst of all worlds: a lucrative and unfettered market in recreational cannabis that lurks behind the fig leaf of the health service

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Read more: trib.al/L9Qng7r

I helped legalise medicinal cannabis - I regret what came next The dismal failure of timid politicians means obtaining THC is now a farce

I helped legalise medicinal cannabis but it has turned into a farce.

My @theipaper.com column on the dismal failure of timid politicians and urgent need for serious drug reform
inews.co.uk/opinion/lega...

MattGPT debate

How times change 👇

World's first Gen Alpha dictator: Kim Jong-Un's teen daughter Like most 13-year-old girls, Kim Ju-Ae (pictured) likes to present herself in the best possible light. Her hair is stylishly cut and she wears chic clothes.

My report on the 13-year-old girl being groomed for dictatorship in the world’s most repressive (and nuclear-armed) regime
mol.im/a/15686127

Oska Bright Film Festival 2026 Programme — Oska Bright Film Festival

This looks fantastic - a festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism. Founded by filmmakers frustrated at having nowhere to show their work in 2004, it runs over six days from Saturday at five venues in Brighton oskabright.org/2026-programme

World's first Gen Alpha dictator: Kim Jong-Un's teen daughter Like most 13-year-old girls, Kim Ju-Ae (pictured) likes to present herself in the best possible light. Her hair is stylishly cut and she wears chic clothes.

My report on the 13-year-old girl being groomed for dictatorship in the world’s most repressive (and nuclear-armed) regime
mol.im/a/15686127

Oska Bright Film Festival 2026 Programme — Oska Bright Film Festival

This looks fantastic - a festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism. Founded by filmmakers frustrated at having nowhere to show their work in 2004, it runs over six days from Saturday at five venues in Brighton oskabright.org/2026-programme

Badenoch is so contemptuous of all the people with disabilities and many of their carers with her arrogant sneering at ‘Benefits Street.’ She needs to understand that not everyone relying on the state is a feckless, job shy malcontent

Where old clothes you donate or put in 'recycling' REALLY end up 'You pull the net and it is heavy so you think you have a lot of fish - but when it comes up you see a lot of this rubbish, the clothes, mixed up with maybe small fish.'

Where the clothes you give to charity shops or recycling bins really end up - my report from Ghana on the destructive impact of fast fashion and clothes dumping mol.im/a/15669611

Nigel Farage is painfully out of his depth Iran shows again he is not fit to be prime minister

Nigel Farage has proved again that he would be dangerously out of his depth in a turbulent world if PM - my @theipaper.com column inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

Nigel Farage is painfully out of his depth Iran shows again he is not fit to be prime minister

Nigel Farage has proved again that he would be dangerously out of his depth in a turbulent world if PM - my @theipaper.com column inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

Where old clothes you donate or put in 'recycling' REALLY end up 'You pull the net and it is heavy so you think you have a lot of fish - but when it comes up you see a lot of this rubbish, the clothes, mixed up with maybe small fish.'

Where the clothes you give to charity shops or recycling bins really end up - my report from Ghana on the destructive impact of fast fashion and clothes dumping mol.im/a/15669611

BTSmania in Seoul

Private mental health hospital 'failed women who died' Three women died at a private clinic where staff were not carrying out proper checks.

Three more deaths due to care failings, followed by cover-ups, while private equity sharks get fat and the Labour government does nothing to stop them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sports Fans, Doctors, Musicians: Africans Lament U.S. Travel Ban

Trump has banned travel from 36 countries - of which 29 are in Africa. The US should be stripped of holding the World Cup if only Fifa was not so pathetically supine to this racist regime www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/w...

Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion

British crypto billionaire, freed from jail by Trump, now funding hard-right populists in the cause of ‘free speech’ - while living in Hong Kong, where the Communist Party has ruthlessly crushed the pro-democracy forces of freedom. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...