Removing Hamas will not solve everything
Ever since Hamas invaded Israel, massacred 1,200 of its citizens and kidnapped 240 as hostages, there has been an effort…
Why won’t the Tories ban pupils from transitioning?
Finally, after months of argument and expectation, media briefings and leaked drafts, it seems the government just might be ready…
Alan Jones: 100 years of radio
Interesting that Australia today is celebrating 100 years of radio. The celebration, to some extent, flies in the face of…
Don’t mock Big Tech around Rishi Sunak
PMQs began with Sir Keir Starmer’s favourite trick. He read out a sob-story intended to humiliate the government. Having outlined…
Joe Scarborough, harbinger of Trump doom
I’m old enough to remember when Joe Scarborough spent most of his show kissing Donald Trump’s ass. Those were the…
Why are young people pro-Palestine?
One of the most alarming developments of recent months is the realisation that not only is antisemitism on the rise,…
The truth about Hunt’s ‘tax cutting’ Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt’s March Budget was an exercise in Big State Toryism. It lacked meaningful tax cuts, was full of new spending promises,…
Dr Fauci: welcome to the sunny side of Freedom Street
Writing for Flat White on August 13, 2021 arguing against the idea of vaccination certificates, I noted that vaccines don’t stop…
Excess mortality and Covid vaccination: is there a correlation?
Since the introduction of Covid vaccines, the official narrative in Australia (and other parts of the world) is that these…
Why is the public sector so unproductive?
The government has achieved its promise to halve inflation from last December’s level, borrowing has come in at little under…
Hunt’s Autumn Statement was surprisingly upbeat
Jeremy Hunt has just finished the most upbeat economic statement we’ve heard in a good while – certainly since the…
A ceasefire leaves Israel in a dangerous position
A four-day pause and the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. Seen from London or New York, this seems like a…
Why Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire deal
Following days of speculation, the Israeli cabinet last night approved a deal with Hamas for the release of 50 Israeli…
Is Russia trying to flood Finland with migrants?
Against the background of the war in Ukraine, a diplomatic row is brewing between Russia and Finland. Last week, Finland…
Israel and Hamas strike hostage deal: what we know so far
After weeks of negotiations, a hostage deal has been struck between Israel and Hamas. Under the terms of the deal,…
‘OpenAI is likely to fail now’: writer and scientist Gary Marcus on the sacking of Sam Altman
This morning, OpenAI – the firm behind ChatGPT – rehired its chief executive, Sam Altman, after it fired him on…
From the ski lodge to the sea: our kids will never be free
As to why so many students wagged school last week protesting about the supposed man-made climate catastrophe and why so…
Go ahead, fight a little on the holidays
While most Americans kick off the holiday season with warm cider and festive sweaters, denizens of the commentariat have a…
Superglue not needed
‘It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t…
Pesutto’s road to nowhere
Who would have thought the Liberal Party would become the main bearer of cancel culture’s toxic torch? It is the…
Making hay while Xi shines?
Riding on a roll of improved relations with China, which are more to do with President Xi’s concern about the…
Will the Tories’ ‘carrot and stick’ benefits plan work?
Rishi Sunak wants to frame a benefits crackdown in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement in compassionate terms, with ministers saying people with…
Undoing our culture
Tolerance and merit. These abstract concepts have been two of the great legacies of Western culture. They drive freedom, competition,…
David Cameron charms the Lords
To the rarified surroundings of the Upper House, where the newest member of the government took his place on the…
