Is the West’s Ukraine response about to fracture?
Wars aren’t always decided on the battlefield. As bravely as Ukrainian soldiers defend their homeland from Russian invasion, their heroics…
Will Sri Lanka win its struggle for peace?
The late great Sunil Perera, popular Sri Lankan singer and satirist, lamented that people should be clamouring to come to…
The two faces of Vladimir Putin
‘Putin’s Philosopher’ Aleksandr Dugin, self-styled deep thinker and ideological architect of current Russian expansionism, has claimed there are two distinct…
America is forgetting how to make stuff
Articles about the future and “progress” have been popping up a lot lately, with conversations revolving around the inevitable advancements…
The shine comes off Saint Jacinda’s halo
Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…
Salman Rushdie and the incitement of violence
When I met Salman Rushdie in New York a couple of years ago, he told me that the days in…
Climate virtuoso Europe destroys Oder river
Fifty years ago, environmentally conscious Westerners were worried about the pollution that often accompanies the trappings of civilisation. Rubbish is…
Sovereignty is a colonising concept
Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe entered the Parliament’s Senate chamber with a black power salute and proceeded to disrespect the oath…
Has Pelosi helped square Xi’s Chinese puzzle?
Napoleon was supposed to have said, ‘Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.’ China is…
Neutered ‘Voice’ a bureaucratic mess?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed Voice to Parliament is something that a lot of right-wing commentators want to hate, but…
Carbon squeeze: Australia’s dark future
Australian energy policy is rapidly evolving from expensive virtue signalling to actual disaster. After narrowly scraping through the federal election…
Oxfordshire County Council’s climate crusade
Something funny is in the water in Oxfordshire. In recent months councillors there have embarked on a spree of unorthodox…
#IStandWithJKRowling
‘Horrifying news [regarding Salman Rushdie]. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be okay.’ Author JK Rowling tweeted her concern…
Afghanistan, one year on
Afghan women’s meetings on Zoom with their supporters outside the country often now end in tears as the stories of…
France’s support of Rushdie puts Britain to shame
If any further evidence was needed of the moral cowardice of the British political class it has been provided in…
Britain is a vetocracy
England is in the grip of its most widespread drought in 20 years. Water companies are implementing hosepipe bans. Half…
Is Elon Musk next after Trump?
Whatever your thoughts are about Donald Trump, the man, it’s the apparent weaponisation of law enforcement against Donald Trump, the…
The Right side of politics
The Coalition’s nine-year period in federal power represents a missed opportunity to address conservative issues. Instead, the inner-city wets increased…
Surf and TERF
‘I read the news today oh boy… About a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather…
The West cannot do business with Iran
Salman Rushdie’s would-be assassin might have been a lone wolf. He might have had no contact with military or intelligence…
Salman Rushdie overcame his fear
After Ayatollah Khomeini ordered Muslims to kill him for publishing The Satanic Verses in 1989, Julian Barnes gave Salman Rushdie…
How did theft become effectively decriminalised in Britain?
Haven’t we all had that panicky, sinking feeling at one time or another? A realisation that we’ve been the victim…
Why everyone should be ‘quiet quitting’
The Devil Wears Prada, a 2006 box-office hit adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s best-seller, is the story of Andy Sachs (Anne…
Is Putin planning a September surprise?
Ukraine appears to be faring well in its fight against Russia. Explosions have rocked a Russian military base in Crimea and…
There is no point nationalising the energy sector
Household energy bills are rising very rapidly, and are now expected to be over £4,000 per year by October and…
