There were two aspects of the Litvinenko Inquiry report, released yesterday, that surprised me. First, Sir Robert Owen, the Chairman of the Inquiry, having pulled no punches in stating who he thought had committed the murder in 2006, then went on to link the crime to President Putin in the strongest terms he was able…
Author: Dom Nicholls
Hi, thanks for taking a look at the blog. I'm the Associate Editor (Defence) for for the Telegraph Media Group and mostly post articles from my work that are particularly special to me.
I'm a former British Army Officer, Economist intern and half of the Enfield Lawn Tennis Club's 1986 Under-16s Doubles Champions; my sporting pinnacle.
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Stormy waters
At best it warrants only a footnote in this nation’s proud sporting history, but you need to be aware that in 1985 I jointly won the Enfield Lawn Tennis Club’s Under-16s doubles trophy with my mate, Jason Caddis. Of course, achievements of this magnitude don’t just happen by accident. No, they take many afternoons whacking tennis…
What are you looking at?
Computers may rival human visual analytical ability for the first time Fans of the Where’s Wally picture books (known as Where’s Waldo in the United States and Canada) have for years searched for their hero with nothing but a keen eye and herculean dose of patience. Readers are challenged to locate their man along…
Capping the Cards
This post was published on Huffington Post at this link. Does Canada hold the key to regulating the global payments industry? The subject of payment regulation, pitting retailers and restaurants against the credit card companies and banks, is a hardy perennial for discussion in legislative bodies the world over. The British government, for example, is currently…
Sport as a metaphor for war
Friday the thirteenth puns aside, tomorrow could be a momentous and dramatic day for the world. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the athletics governing body, has demanded a response from Russia in the wake of the doping scandal revealed this week in a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The head of the IAAF,…
He who hesitates is lost
What do the words asylum seeker mean to you? In the current climate it is a politically loaded term; a conflation of economic migrant and refugee. The crisis facing Europe today is at once easy to understand yet impossible to meaningfully comprehend, let alone solve. The phrase has been purloined by those less interested in the plight of the…
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