Ferdie Rous

In Conversation with Sylvie Bermann, former French ambassador

By Ferdie Rous / 26th April 2021

Sylvie Bermann was France’s ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2017, the first woman to hold the role.

Power, Corruption and Lies: Peter Oborne’s “The Assault on Truth”

By Ferdie Rous / 19th April 2021

In The Assault on Truth, Oborne turns his eye to Boris Johnson, finds Ferdie Rous

Bye-bye Biden the moderate

By Ferdie Rous / 27th January 2021

Biden might look like a return to normality, but he is far from it, says Ferdie Rous

So what if Biden’s cabinet is Catholic?

By Ferdie Rous / 26th January 2021

Over a third of Biden’s cabinet nominees may be Catholic, but it won’t affect their politics, says Ferdie Rous

The Conservatives are finished if they don’t fight the culture war

By Ferdie Rous / 19th October 2020

The Conservatives need to pick a side in the culture war, otherwise they’ll lose it, says Ferdie Rous

Soundbites and ‘Gotcha’ journalism have killed public discourse

By Ferdie Rous / 6th October 2020

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along…, by Iain Dale, reviewed by Ferdie Rous

Wonk Warriors: The Think Tanks that Run the Show

By Ferdie Rous / 4th October 2020

Ferdie Rous looks at the brightest and best think tanks operating in Westminster and looks at how Covid gave think tanks a revamp

Protected: Hunt in Hampstead

By Ferdie Rous / 31st January 2020

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Eton Mess

By Ferdie Rous / 31st January 2020

David Cameron’s bio states that booking him offers an ‘unrivalled perspective on the future of the European Union’. This rings a little hollow when set against the referendum result. Corridor has also been told that an old-school friend had been hoping Cameron might sign up with him, but was passed over in favour of the […]