Print Journalism

Claire has returned to print after many years in broadcast journalism. She’s covered recent British General Elections, the Brexit referendum and Scottish referendum on independence for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Toledo Blade. Here are some of her pieces.

Brexit opens uncertain chapter for UK

Brexit vote – Cameron steps down 

Early vote may have backfired for PM

British Head to the polls in unexpected election 

Challenges lie ahead for UK, Scotland

Pro-Union camp achieves victory in Scotland

Scotland’s vote could transform Britain

Passions run high as vote on Scottish independence nears

Patriotism could play large role in Scottish referendum

Independence in Scotland could hinge on economics 

Britons cancel PM’s question time amid hand-wringing over Scotland

England puzzling over Scotland’s bid for independence

 

You can also read her Op Ed pieces for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Attempting to regulate the wayward press

What’s the British problem with Europe?

Remnants of Empire 

House of Lords Reform

David Cameron’s Pasty Wars

European Election Blues

And here’s a feature for the Financial Times on tax rebellion in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory.

Below are some of her earliest pieces, filed from Indonesia when she was correspondent there for the Financial Times.

Click on an image to see an easier to read .pdf of the article

Time Heals Few Wounds in East Timor - Claire Bolderson - FT 7-11-90
Time Heals Few Wounds in East Timor – Claire Bolderson – FT 7-11-90
Indonesia's Economic Takeoff Subject to Delay - Claire Bolderson - FT 25-10-91
Indonesia’s Economic Takeoff Subject to Delay – Claire Bolderson – FT 25-10-91
Split Over Spoils of Aceh's Riches Fuels Indonesia Violence - Claire Bolderson - FT 2-8-90
Split Over Spoils of Aceh’s Riches Fuels Indonesia Violence – Claire Bolderson – FT 2-8-90
Indonesia Concerned as Cambodians Take to Sea - Claire Bolderson -FT 3-7-90
Indonesia Concerned as Cambodians Take to Sea – Claire Bolderson -FT 3-7-90
Indonesia Seeks Developers for Inhospitable Irian Jaya - Claire Bolderson - FT 1 10 1991
Indonesia Seeks Developers for Inhospitable Irian Jaya – Claire Bolderson – FT 1 10 1991