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Alex Bigham Articles

The arc of underachievement

Students getting their A-level results today would have spent the majority of their education under a Labour government, many starting their formative nursery years at the same time as the first secondary schools were becoming academies. With a record number of...

Memo to Nicky Morgan

Congratulations on your new role. You inherit what has strangely become one of the most controversial jobs in politics, with serious divisions between the teaching profession and the political establishment. But don’t let your predecessor’s experience deter you from...

The dream of nationhood

Everywhere the nation-state is in flux. From global businesses that have more spending power than many countries, to protesters using social networks to bypass the forces of law and order, the state monopoly of power is under challenge. Why, then, does the dream of...

A matter of interpretation

It is not that often that foreign policy provides an opportunity for campaigning activity. Major issues of injustice occasionally capture the public imagination – like Joanna Lumley’s championing of the Gurkhas or Bob Geldof’s attempts to end world poverty. However,...

Gone but not forgotten

May 7, 2011 | Progressive Internationalism

Although much has been made of the fact that Osama Bin Laden was not the operations chief of Al Qaeda, the death of...

Labour’s Libya legacy

Apr 8, 2011 | Progressive Internationalism

However, Labour should not be apologetic about its policy toward the Gaddafi regime during our time in government. The...

The Jasmine Revolutions

Jan 31, 2011 | Progressive Internationalism

Every story needs a beginning. The narrative of the current turmoil in the Middle East began when Mohamed Boazizi sat...

Iraq and the politics of normal

Mar 23, 2010 | Progressive Internationalism

Seven years ago this week, armoured columns of coalition forces stormed across the border with Kuwait, routing the...

Is the Foreign Office still a great office of state?

Feb 22, 2010 | Progressive Internationalism

Michael Cockerell's documentary series on the great offices of state examined the history of the Foreign Office in its...

Attacking the hydra heads of terrorism

Jan 21, 2010 | Progressive Internationalism

In the world of media management, Baroness Kinnock's timing couldn't have been less fortunate. To admit, just two...

Measured mediation

Nov 6, 2009 | Progressive Internationalism

It might seem a little premature to judge President Obama as an international statesman just 9 months after his...

It’s understandable that the prime minister was on the back foot on Friday, but we need a better strategy for Afghanistan

Sep 7, 2009 | Progressive Internationalism

I write this having just listened to the prime minister talk about Britain’s strategy for Afghanistan. There...

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