David Steven

David Steven is a writer and policy consultant whose work includes a pamphlet on the future of unionism in Northern Ireland (published by <a href=http://www.sluggerotoole.com target=_blank>Slugger O&#

Needling and Needing America

When the UN debates the big global issues, you can always trust the United States to be in the thick of the action. Five years ago, I was in Johannesburg,

By David Steven

/ 2 Dec 2007

The Big Question

So we're off. Ten thousand or so delegates are beginning to struggle through accreditation. Electricians are rushing to finish wiring up the convention centre. And the vanguard of an army of a thousand or so journalists have set up their laptops in the tent that will be their home for duration of

By David Steven

/ 2 Dec 2007

Dawn in the 'Devil’s City'

Helon Habila photo by Jerry Bauer Helon Habila was born in Gombe in Nigerias oil-rich north but Lagos has fascinated him since he first arrived there as an impressionable

By David Steven

/ 13 Nov 2003