James Longland
James Longland is an international development and sustainability expert with extensive experience in the developing world.
International aid – size isn’t everything
The 0.7% target has only ever been an incentive for more aid, not better aid
British self-interested aid
Is it wrong that donor countries should also benefit from their development aid projects?
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Dumbed-down democracy
“Public opinion” is useless when the public is largely ignorant
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
