Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist. Born out of wedlock in the early 1960s, Steve’s parents—both devout Catholics—felt so 'shamed' by their son's illegitimate birth that they hid him away from the world by locking him in the cellar...for thirteen years. Apart from a few admissions to hospital as a result of his 'imprisonment', Steve remained in...

From the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever more remote, with the increasing polarisation of public attitudes and political positions. In The Scramble for Europe, Stephen...