Strange Days – On the UK election
It’s refreshing to experience a general election in which the polls and the pundits are proved massively wrong. It’s especially invigorating when the stakes are as high as they...
View ArticleHoney, I Shrunk the Kingdom (Politico.eu May 21, 2015)
On foreign policy and defense, David Cameron’s UK is behaving like a second Belgium. LONDON — During the British general election Ed Miliband scored a hit that few noticed. In a speech at Chatham...
View ArticleIt’s Crazy to Cut Defence and then Boost Foreign Aid (Daily Express June 5,...
BOTH David Cameron and George Osborne have stated at various times that the defence of the realm is the first duty of any government. Despite this and despite the PM’s urging fellow Nato leaders to...
View ArticleWhy the UK’s “Prevent” strategy Isn’t working (Spectator Blog June 18, 2015)
Telling young men that ISIS is ‘dangerous’ will only encourage them to go “The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had’ When we were both sixteen, my then-best friend Dave carved the...
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