Stephen Daisley

Neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Hunt is up to the job of being PM

16 July 2019 7:20 am

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

23 June 2019 8:39 am

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

24 May 2019 4:29 am

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

23 March 2019 9:00 am

‘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

26 May 2018 9:00 am

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

18 November 2017 9:00 am

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

19 August 2017 6:55 pm

Before Trump or Farage, before Wilders or Marine Le Pen, there was Pauline. Pauline Hanson was the original rabble-rouser who…