Nov 2, 20162 minThe 45th President of the United States will be ...This time next week we will have woken up to the news, and be very much aware, of who is the newly-elected president of the United States...
Jul 24, 20162 minWho ya gonna call? Girl power transcends Hollywood into politicsThe past week has certainly been a week all about women. Firstly, from Hollywood came a formidable foursome of females fighting the...
Mar 7, 20162 minA week of HitchensAs you're probably well aware - because I haven't stopped banging on about it - I interviewed the Mail on Sunday columnist, author and...
Mar 7, 20162 min'In a way it would be unkind to put him on trial' – Hitchens on BlairWhen Peter Hitchens came to the University of Lincoln last Monday, I spent a good two hours hearing him speak about a range of issues –...
Dec 4, 20153 minAs the UK extends a foreign war, the Labour Party ignites an internal oneWhile the House of Commons was voting to bomb Daesh in Syria on that late Wednesday night, it seems as though the Labour party was also...
Jul 30, 20152 minTake some time to reflect today: The International Day of FriendshipThis may sound like such a ridiculously obvious statement to make but friendship, to anyone, is vital. It provides comfort in places...
Jul 25, 20153 minWhy the Labour leadership battle has been like adding a bath bomb to dish waterThis Labour leadership contest is getting rather exciting and colourful all of a sudden. Well, comparatively so anyway. Because up until...
May 22, 20153 minReflecting on a night I will, most certainly, never forgetThis time a fortnight ago, the country was trying to get to grips with just how the Conservatives had managed to put together an overall...
Apr 2, 20152 minITV leaders' debates previewsGetting underway very shortly is the second round of TV election debates. Last week, David Cameron and Ed Miliband appeared on Channel 4...
Jan 27, 20152 minWho has said what on Holocaust Memorial Day 2015?Prime Minister, David Cameron said: "Today we stand together - whatever our faith, whatever our creed, whatever our politics. We stand in...
Jan 27, 20152 minHolocaust Memorial Day 2015: The 70th anniversary of the liberation of AuschwitzIt was almost three years ago that I visited the town of Oswiecim in Poland where the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp...
Sep 17, 20142 minScotland decidesThe ante has been well and truly upping over the last couple of weeks over the issue of Scottish Independence. The cases for and against...
Aug 4, 20141 minToday marks the centenary of the start of World War OneWhile I get on with day to day life as normal, I'm taking a few moments throughout the day to try and process the magnitude of the...
May 28, 20145 minReport from the Newark by-election hustingsLast night, I attended a hustings event for the Newark parliamentary by-election. The by-election will be held on Thursday 5th June and...