It’s easy to become numb to the madness of Boris Johnson
What was Boris Johnson up to at the Privileges Committee? The former prime minister has just finished more than three…
Rishi publishes his six-figure tax bill
It’s a good day to bury bad news. After months of stalling, No. 10 have chosen today of all days…
Slow rolling crisis or banking wildfire?
The world’s leading funds manager, BlackRock, has argued the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may start a ‘slow…
In praise of cruises
While many travel addicts went into hibernation during the pandemic, as public health scolds around the world turned our joyful…
PMQs proved that we have too many politicians
PMQs drove up a cul-de-sac today. Sir Keir’s team of researchers have discovered a crime blackspot where ten houses have…
Sunak avoids large Tory rebellion on Brexit deal
Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework has won support in the House of Commons at 515 ayes to 29 noes. As expected,…
Barbie Kardashian and Ireland’s trans madness
Why are politicians so incapable of answering basic questions about biology? Yesterday it was Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s turn. A journalist…
The art of Georgian toasting
There are a few words you need to know when visiting Georgia — gamarjoba for “hello,” madloba for “thank you” — but one word…
The trial of Boris Johnson – as it happened
Boris Johnson has faced a three-hour grilling in front of the Privileges Committee, where he was quizzed about parties in Downing…
The overlapping lives of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
Often spoken of in the same breath, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are not in fact all that similar. Both…
After his trip to Moscow, Xi Jinping still holds all the cards
After his arrival in Moscow on Monday, President Xi Jinping said that China is ready, along with Russia, ‘to stand…
Xi Jinping’s chilling words for Putin
It was perhaps the most intriguing moment of their Moscow summit. As Xi Jinping left the Kremlin last night, he…
Why is inflation going back up?
For the past few months, the debate over inflation in Britain has centred around just how fast the rate might…
The UK is right to refuse entry to a Quran-burning activist
Nobody came well out of the Quran-scuffing incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield last month. Following calls from Islamic…
Is it game over for Boris Johnson?
I don’t know about you, but it’s getting rather tiresome for me now. The Boris Johnson saga, that is. Did…
Were vaccines a political treatment for public fear?
‘All of the public health response [around Covid] appeared to be focused on ‘well’ people, and none of it was…
Labor’s Net Zero dream left in the car park
Nothing describes Net Zero better than Labor’s campaign ‘e-bus’ sitting dead on arrival in front of reporters after suffering a…
Where is the Royal Commission into Covid?!
Australians were shocked when the news of the potential enormity of the coronavirus pandemic struck in early 2020. Many were…
Guilt by association
There are two issues at stake in the transwars that are again finding their way to our shores with ‘Posie…
Alan Jones: Ukraine, China, Russia, and the crisis in Western leadership
All the talk is about submarines and Aukus, but the very big geopolitical issue is the war in Ukraine. Elements…
Balls: women don’t have them, and neither does Pesutto
I was so close to writing a good news story about cancel culture. There have been many examples of bravery…
Does it matter if Putin uses a body double?
Was it Vladimir Putin or wasn’t it? ‘Vladimir Putin’ was certainly shown on television being helicoptered into Crimea this week,…
Does Boris Johnson’s partygate defence stand up to scrutiny?
This morning, Boris Johnson’s response to the accusations against him was published in a substantial dossier to the Privileges Committee.…
Prince Harry’s new project to challenge ‘gender norms’
What are Prince Harry’s pronouns? The obvious ones, of course, are ‘he/him’, but the mischievous might suggest that ‘heir/spare’ are…
Johnson makes his partygate defence
Boris Johnson has today published his long-awaited ‘partygate’ defence, ahead of his appearance before the Privileges Committee tomorrow afternoon. In…
