What America needs is another Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt isn’t as popular as he once was. When Barack Obama won the 2008 election, he let it…
The Republicans are ready to win – once they’ve dumped Donald Trump
Lunatics with money are never ‘mad’, only eccentric. In America, they are also Republican presidential candidates. So Donald Trump, a…
From King Arthur to Lord Toby Jug: in praise of the eccentric independent
No election night is complete without a man dressed as King Arthur waving a plastic sword as the result is…
Only capitalism can save Nigeria
Abuja was eerily quiet when I arrived. The capital of Nigeria is normally bustling, but that morning the wide boulevards…
Return of the fairy-hunters
If like me you get all your news from the Cornish Guardian, you may have spotted an article announcing that…
Rand Paul is like Nigel Farage – except he might win
When America’s National Institutes of Heath said that it hadn’t cured Ebola yet because of budget cuts, Senator Rand Paul…
Brighton has become an object lesson in why it is a disaster to vote Green
I have just moved back to Brighton, and I am happy to report that it remains as shambolic as ever.…