David wakes around 6:30, showers, fixes breakfast, and takes off for work. A former drug addict, he is the first to admit that he is one of the lucky ones. When David was using drugs, he would neglect washing for...
The “Special Relationship,” between the US and UK, just might be dragging itself into a new era. The Donald (Trump) is already on the podium and Boris (Johnson) has just joined him. Iran, and the rest of us, hold our...
And so, the predestined Boris Johnson will take on the task of hauling Great Britain out of the EU. He himself declared this as soon as his appointment had been finalized, solemnly declaring that he will do so by the...
“Those who did this have to be punished,” utters Mevlid Halilovic, standing at the site of Europe’s worst mass killing since World War II. His grief – and that of his fellow mourners – is the enduring legacy of the...
Boris Johnson, a champion of Britain’s exit (Brexit) from the European Union since its beginning, is now the Prime Minister. Soon he will formally take up residence at Number 10 Downing Street, the focal point of the UK government, and...
Following Boris Johnson’s victory as Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister, Philip Hammond resigned as Chancellor, as he said he would. For a man who was thrust into the biggest political challenge this country has faced, the economy under his...
Boris Johnson is the new leader of the Conservative Party and, in turn, succeeds Theresa May as leader of the United Kingdom. The vote means two things: the path of the UK’s centre-right towards a sort of British-style sovereignism and...
(Cairo) – Egypt gets ready to receive the largest shipment of train carriages in its history. The carriages, to be manufactured by a consortium of Hungarian and Russian companies, is important for Egypt’s ongoing overhaul of the railways, which have...
To the untrained eye, 25-year-old Pepa and her 19-year-old sister, Rosi, are like many millennial girls. They love dressing up, spending a lot of time on social media, and gossiping about boys. Yet, unlike other girls, the sisters have spent...
1,300 – a number that might not mean much to you, but if you are an ex-Conservative councillor like me who lost their seat this year, it will mean an awful lot. This year, the Tories lost more than 1,300...