Say goodbye to tax cuts?
‘We are in a horrible fiscal bind’ says the Institute for Fiscal Studies this morning, as it publishes its Green Budget…
It’s official: we don’t know how many people are unemployed
For perhaps the first time in its history, the Office for National Statistics does not know how many employed, unemployed…
In defence of Steve Bell
One of Britain’s best-known cartoonists, Steve Bell, says he has been ‘effectively sacked’ by the Guardian after drawing Benjamin Netanyahu.…
Donald Tusk’s victory will only please Brussels
Change in Poland looks likely. A second exit poll gives the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) the most votes,…
Is Russia’s latest offensive faltering?
Russia’s latest offensive has exacted a heavy toll on its forces. They have lost 127 tanks, 239 armoured personnel vehicles…
The return of rational fear
‘I don’t feel safe’ is the cry of students the western world over at the prospect of hearing terrifying opinions…
Beware interesting politicians
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? One minute you are sitting down, with a cup of tea, ready to listen…
Dreamtime turns to nightmare for ‘Yes’
The emphatic result of the 2023 Voice Referendum is a triumph for democracy in Australia. It showcases for all the…
Why we said ‘no bloody way’
After 18 long months of dominating the airwaves, TV screens, and opinion columns, Australians have finally been able to have…
Enslaved by the welfare state: the tragedy of Australian ‘kindness’
It is not unusual for laws and policies, although well-intentioned, to have the opposite effect as that allegedly contemplated. Arguably,…
What Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture
The following is an edited excerpt from Douglas Murray’s lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre earlier tonight, in honour of Sir…
Sunak calls the Israel attack a ‘pogrom’
Should the UK warn Israel about its response to the Hamas attack? The Prime Minister was very pointed as he…
How has Britain avoided a recession?
For the past 18 months, the UK economy has been stuck in the purgatory of an eternally predicted but non-arriving…
Poland’s rejection of conservatism isn’t quite as it seems
Poland looks set to head into a month of intense coalition-building. The exit poll for the country’s parliamentary election on…
A Pyrrhic victory: the unfinished business of closing the ‘Gap’
The Voice has been defeated, but the victory of the ‘No’ case could be described as a ‘Pyrrhic’ victory because…
Economic status ‘woe’
A lot of young Australians have become disenfranchised by the economic status quo and understandably so. It has become all…
Netanyahu’s greatest failure
Over the weekend, the IDF confirmed that it killed the Hamas terrorist who commanded the attack on Israel a week…
Is New Zealand about to return to the world stage?
After six years of Labour party rule in New Zealand, the country’s foreign policy brings to mind the line about…
France’s teachers are scared
Rarely has the publication of a book been so providential. The Teachers Are Scared was released in France last Wednesday,…
Can we be honest about Israel and Palestine?
Qui tacet consentire videtur: who keeps silent is seen to consent. That Latin tag haunts the western response to the…
Law and Justice has lost. Where does Poland go now?
If it continues to hold, the likely electoral victory of Poland’s opposition last night is good news for all those…
Britain is not a technocracy
The term ‘technocracy’, or more often ‘technocrat’, is found everywhere. Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are referred to as…
Israel is trapped in a dilemma
Hamas’s attack was designed to massacre as many civilians as possible, while also striking at Israeli military posts along the…
Warren Mundine tells the media elite to ‘wake up’
Up until now, the proposed referendum (which failed over the weekend) has generated a lot of emotion, mostly coming from…
Abomination on the streets of Sydney shamed the NSW government, defiled Australia, and defamed its people
The Splendour in the Grass arts and music festival is an annual festival held in the North Byron Parklands. This year’s…
