School playgrounds are no place for ‘free Palestine’ protests
GCSE and A level assessments. Enforcing social distancing. Catch-up provision for pupils who fell behind during lockdown. Mental health support.…
Why did the Biden administration shut down Pompeo’s lab leak probe?
Joe Biden and his administration want you to know that they are not — repeat not — soft on China.…
Eurovision is too important to let the SNP play politics with it
The SNP never passes up an opportunity to make the case for separatism. Now, its campaign for independence has moved away…
The risk to ScoMo from Melbourne’s latest Covid flap
There are two very clear takeouts from Melbourne’s latest coronavirus crisis. The first is that Acting Premier James Merlino is…
Domageddon previewed: what Cummings will say
D-Day is finally here. Like the rest of SW1, Mr S will be tuning into Dominic Cummings’ appearance at a…
An electoral pact would be disastrous for Labour
How do you tell a politician who has just been punched in the face by the electorate that something is…
Inside Hamas’s tunnel complex
In the wake of its ceasefire agreement with Israel, Hamas has again attempted to paint itself as a struggling resistance…
Watch out for the mainstreaming of anti-Semitism.
While the skies across Israel are silent once again as a ceasefire holds, for over a week Israelis’ have been…
All this for one death all year?
Greater Melbourne has been hit again. Not so much this time by WuFlu, but more by heavy-handed officialdom and a…
Hell hath no fury like a restaurateur scorned
How does the saying go? Is it ‘fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times, I’ll shame you…
Liz Cambage and the unapologetic ‘big bitches’ of the WNBA
Cockburn has long admired the athletic feats of strength displayed on the basketball court and the Olympian proportions of the…
Once were a democracy
There is no doubt New Zealand’s democracy is now under aggressive attack by the small minority of those of part-Maori…
Boko Haram’s demise will only strengthen Isis in Africa
Multiple reports have confirmed that the Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau is dead. Shekau’s demise came after Boko Haram last…
Are ‘controversial stickers’ really a matter for the police?
Has Police Scotland misunderstood the purpose of policing? A recent crackdown on ‘controversial stickers’ appears to suggest as much. ‘On Monday…
Watch: Macron’s bizarre Élysée heavy metal gig
It has been a tough few years for Emmanuel Macron. Elected on a tidal wave of optimism in 2017, the…
The Tories, Islam, and the importance of pluralism
The Conservatives will be relieved that an independent investigation has not found the party to be institutionally racist, though relief…
How to really help the Palestinians
Facts no longer matter. If more Palestinians are being killed than Israelis then you need to help the Palestinians –…
The Belarus hijacking reveals the West’s complacency
On Sunday evening an act of appalling state kidnapping took place over the skies of Europe. Four alleged KGB officers…
The People’s Princess and the poobahs of public broadcasting
Goodbye England’s rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn…
Could Sinn Fein become the largest party in Northern Ireland?
In 2022, a year after its centenary, there is the chance that Northern Ireland could end up with a nationalist,…
The real miracle of Upper Hunter
“A Gladys Miracle”, the Sunday papers shouted. The miracle narrative has left the station. We will soon, no doubt, be adding “historic” and,…
The rise of vaccine virtue-signalling
I’ve bemoaned the ‘no Tories please’ line on dating profiles many a time. Closed-minded and over-used, it’s a banal way…
Hello lockdown, my old friend
As of 6.00 pm this evening groups of five people in Greater Melbourne must wear masks outdoors while within 30…
Ron DeSantis’s Big Tech crusade
Miami Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday to penalize Big Tech for de-platforming private citizens and political candidates.…
Beijing’s plan to pick the next Dalai Lama
Imagine for a moment that Cuba picked the next Pope. That is the scenario which Lobsang Sangay, the then-Sikyong (the…
