Inflation hits double digits. Is it out of control?
Long gone are the days when politicians and experts dared to claim inflation was simply ‘transitory’. Now it’s hang-on-to-your-hats as…
In defence of Graeme Souness’ ‘man’s game’ comments
‘Language please, there are ladies present’, that was the kind of thing you would occasionally hear when some possibly overly…
Why the City made a mistake in writing off coal
For anyone tempted to believe warnings from Mark Carney and other City figures about ‘stranded assets’ in the fossil fuel…
The Guardian’s Truss attack falls flat
The sound of moralising was in the air this morning, as Steerpike emerged bleary-eyed from his hangover. Is it Sunday…
Is Keir Starmer a populist?
No one thinks of the careful, polite Keir Starmer as a populist hero. But his intervention in the fuel crisis…
RAF: the virtue of racism
Western civilisation routinely boasts about being the most ‘progressive’ and ‘intellectually evolved’ society in existence. A society, it appears, that…
Queen Elizabeth I was a woman
I’m old enough to remember when girls were allowed to reject stereotypes and just be themselves. If girls wanted to…
Matthew Guy is literally history
The Victorian Liberal Party is very likely to change leaders, again, roughly 100 days out from the Victorian state election…
How the Liberals stuffed up the Senate
In March 2016, the Turnbull Liberal government joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish…
A bigger problem than Morrison’s predilection for portfolios
We must correct the secrecy and overreach of power seen in the pandemic
Self ID ‘wild card’
The Herald Sun is reporting that the women in the Dame Phyllis Frost Correctional Centre in Victoria are objecting to what they call…
The New York Times’ strange silence on Rushdie
The New York Times has never been shy about sharing its opinion – especially when it comes to bashing Britain. In…
Ukraine has found Russia’s Achilles’ heel in Crimea
Another day, another Russian arms depot up in smoke. The latest attack, this time on an ammunition storage site near…
The Channel migrant crisis will make or break Liz Truss
Liz Truss has been clear about her key selling point throughout her leadership campaign. At its launch she boasted: ‘I…
Could this election be a turning point for Kenya?
In Kenya’s latest general elections, ‘The Hustler’ William Ruto has been declared our new President after a narrow victory against…
UK wages drop in the sharpest fall on record
Over the past six months, Britain’s unemployment figures have arguably been the economy’s saving grace. While the labour market has…
The article that made Boris ‘hang my head in shame’
Boris Johnson has written more than his fair share of controversial stuff over the years. Whether it’s jibes at Islam,…
Why is JK Rowling missing from this influential artists list?
Rarified cable TV channel Sky Arts has recently revealed its list of the top 50 most influential British artists of…
Eat what we tell you
Carbon ratings, meat taxes, and lump sums to allow the poor to 'buy animal products'...
The dangerous zealotry of trigger warnings
The toddlers who attend our sandstone creches to earn their arts degrees – all the while feigning hurt from micro-aggressions…
The political quad that rules Australia
Australia is being run by a political quad who, despite appearances of difference, believe the same things. From New South…
Australia needs a vibe shift
America’s new right gives hope – and blueprints – to Australian conservatives
New Zealand’s Three Waters coup
New Zealand’s mainstream media has finally named the elephant in the room. Late last month, the nation’s biggest newspaper, the New…
Iran can’t shirk the blame for the attack on Salman Rushdie
So according to Iran it is Salman Rushdie’s own fault that he got stabbed. It had nothing to do with…
Partition wasn’t inevitable
‘Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,…
