The BBC has ruined Great Expectations
The insanely irritating advertisements for BBC Sounds – 30 seconds to make the spirits sink – have recently included one…
Prince Harry relaunches his anti-press crusade
The renegade royal is back. Having spent the past few years endlessly invading the privacy of others for financial gain,…
What happens after the SNP leadership results are announced?
Shortly after 2 p.m., the results of the SNP leadership election will be announced at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium. Three candidates…
Is it time to ban second jobs for MPs?
There are some genres of newspaper story that never die. Among them are sightings of Lord Lucan, public moralists discovered…
What does the SNP leadership election mean for Scottish Labour?
Unionist politicians are warming up for what they hope will be one of the biggest opportunities of the past two…
How real is America’s discontent?
Homer goes right at it: “Sing Goddess, the Rage of Achilles.” Adapted to our times: “Sing, Bragg, your rage against…
A diet of political insects
Speccie Editor Rowan Dean has already described the New South Wales election perfectly in this morning’s leading article. His remarks must…
The psychology of moral evasion
I heard the term ‘severe climate anxiety’ again today. It was reportedly used as a defence to help someone achieve…
Annihilated
Since about 2016, the Liberal Party has decided to abandon its statement of principles, ‘We Believe’, which espouses ideals such…
Scotland is better off without the Greens in government
Just who do the Scottish Greens think they are? They provide a mere seven seats to the SNP’s 64 and…
Ernest Hemingway’s Idaho playground
In Ketchum, Idaho, heart of the skiing mecca of Sun Valley, my wife and I found ourselves on Picabo Street…
Victoria needs Voltaire
So modern and fabulous we think we are… But it was the French philosopher of the Enlightenment period, Voltaire, who…
New Zealand shows us how the Voice will work
There were two important announcements on Thursday March 16, concerning the question that will be asked at the Voice to…
Conservative Australians should be very angry
John Howard was a conservative. He won, again and again and again. Tony Abbott was a conservative. He won a…
Facts, not fear, should shape our view of Europe’s banks
After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse drama, some investors are understandably asking if we’re on the…
What the conviction of Rahul Gandhi means for India
The conviction of Rahul Gandhi – an opposition politician and dynastic heir to three of India’s past prime ministers –…
Sending uranium ammo to Ukraine isn’t an escalation
It didn’t take long for the Kremlin to exploit the news that Britain will be supplying depleted uranium armour-piercing anti-tank…
The Great Caucasian Game
Stroll around the elegant capitals of Georgia and Armenia and you could be almost anywhere in Europe. The grand boulevards, familiar…
Frankie Boyle isn’t a victim of cancel culture
Has comedian Frankie Boyle become the latest victim of the BBC’s ‘right-wing purge’? Frankie Boyle seems to think so. Following…
Paris: the place to be as a royal in exile
When rulers are thrown out of their countries, they cannot expect all that much. Think of Napoleon, first cooling his…
Let the new feminism speak
Let Women Speak is just what it sounds like, an event aimed at giving women a platform. Anyone who shows…
Theologian Thunberg and the pseudo-religion
Imagine that: it seems that Greta Thunberg is now a top theologian…? Yes, I realise that honorary degrees are usually…
The shameful persecution of Posie Parker in New Zealand
This is what it must have been like when women were marched to the stake. Yesterday in Auckland the British…
Eco-cultist lawyers are undermining the rule of law
A group of 120 ‘top lawyers’ have signed a ‘declaration of conscience‘ stating they will not prosecute ‘peaceful climate change…
What is Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy?
Whatever your thoughts on the SNP, the Union or indeed Scotland, it cannot be denied that Nicola Sturgeon will leave…
