Martin Shipton

Jul 16, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Martin Shipton

Delusional to the bitter end, Vaughan Gething – who has resigned as Wales’ first minister – continues to protest his innocence of any wrongdoing. He may have lost the confidence of the Senedd, of his own party and of the Welsh public, but none of that was his fault, he would have us believe. According to him, his downfall was “politically motivated” and inspired by racism. His diehard supporters may find it convenient to swallow his self-pitying narrative.

Feb 23, 2024 | saxafimedia.com | Martin Shipton

Around 20 of Eid Ali Ahmed’s comrades were jailed, some with life sentences, for taking a stand against the brutal regime of Siyad Barre, the president and dictator of Somalia. Eid and his colleagues had formed a group of intellectuals known as UFFO (a strong wind in Somalia), to discuss and write about the way their northern part of the country was being starved of resources – and what they could do about it.