Thwarting Brexit probably won’t stop Brexit
What if they succeed in thwarting Brexit? The odds seem weighted against Boris Johnson delivering his do-or-die (-in-a-ditch) promise to…
The truth about David Cameron’s progressive legacy
One of the downsides of all this snarking at David Cameron over Brexit is that the rest of his legacy…
Justin Trudeau isn’t a racist, he’s a spoiled rich kid
I don’t like to say I told you so — I bloody love it. Lo, a whole 19 months ago,…
Corbyn is the only unthinkable outcome in this political crisis
For something that has yet to and may never happen, Brexit has reordered the fundamentals of British politics in just…
Gatekeeper anxiety: a new disease for our times
A general election looms, the outcome could go almost any way and those who normally offer themselves as experts are…
The Glasgow riots reflect Scotland’s ugly political tribalism
In 2014, a young SNP activist called Aidan Kerr caused some consternation when he contended that Scotland was undergoing ‘Ulsterisation’.…
Forget Greenland, Donald Trump should buy Scotland
Donald Trump’s attempted purchase of Greenland may have fallen through but if he’s still in the market, there’s some prime…
Could Boris Johnson be the last Prime Minister of the UK?
Now it gets messy. Lord Ashcroft’s poll putting support for Scottish independence at 52-48 (the cursed percentages) is the first…
Neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Hunt is up to the job of being PM
The Final Showdown, as the Sun/Talkradio’s debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt was billed, clarified some important points for…
Holyrood’s trans rights pause is a good thing
A revolution stopped in its tracks is an uncanny sight. After impatiently pursuing reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA),…
Brexit and the great liberal crack-up
Brexit may yet kill the Conservative party but it is exacting a cruel psychological torture on liberalism. Liberals are supposed…
A viral hit: how the Christchurch killer weaponised internet culture
‘Remember, lads: Subscribe to PewDiePie.’ With these words, the killer began broadcasting his slaughter of 50 worshippers at two mosques…
Bibi Netanyahu: Israel’s unloved, unlovable necessity
Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the most unloved and unlovable figures in Israeli politics, a solid finish in a competitive…
The 67 words that ensured endless bloodshed
If books about the Israeli-Arab conflict were building blocks, the Palestinians would have their own state already and then some.…
How to deal with Pauline Hanson’s political stunts
Before Trump or Farage, before Wilders or Marine Le Pen, there was Pauline. Pauline Hanson was the original rabble-rouser who…
