Articles by Peter O'Connell

Tough justice or smart justice

While Johnson’s calls for 20,000 extra police officers could only just be heard over cries of “Get Brexit Done,” crime is a key component of the ‘national populism’ that Johnson embodies. One Ipsos Mori poll found that ‘law and order’ was the…



The Heroine of Dunkirk

Just a small group of volunteers are responsible for the survival of the Medway Queen, also known as ‘The Heroine of Dunkirk,’ a historic ship that played a key role during the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.  The modest group…