Daniel Andrews resigns: good riddance!
As of 5pm tomorrow afternoon, Victoria’s longest-serving Labor Premier, Daniel Andrews, will be gone. He has announced his intention to…
Roque is alive and well in Angelica, New York
Goose-pulling is dead and gone, and lawn darts are on life support, but roque is alive and well and avoiding…
We need a voice on immigration: Conservatives must win this battle
‘Chase too many rabbits, you’ll catch none,’ as the old saying goes. The right in Australia will soon be putting…
The presumption of innocence
The Times has published a piece of almost 7,000 words outlining detailed and extensive allegations from women about the behaviour of…
Corporate Australia has a problem: the demise of the anti-communist unions
The particular content and style of political boot-licking that is a feature of today’s Australian corporate environment can be understood…
Who can blame armed police officers for handing back their guns?
The Metropolitan Police has, for now, staved off a crisis. The force says that enough armed officers have returned to…
How did an ex-banker end up leading Greece’s Syriza party?
The past decade has not exactly been short of surprises in Greek politics. But even to seasoned observers, the election…
Why Met firearms officers want to hand in their guns
The decision by up to 300 Metropolitan police firearms officers to withdraw from armed duties is a serious and worrying…
What happened when the Bully XL protesters met the ‘Rejoiners’?
London was swamped with protesters this weekend but not all of them saw eye to eye. Bully XL dog owners…
Where ‘Rejoiners’ are going wrong
‘Rejoiners’ – who want Britain to once again be a part of the EU – took to the streets of…
As Lego has found out, the world isn’t ready to give up plastic
Predictions of the demise of the fossil fuel industry are based almost wholly on energy. In future, goes the argument, we…
The West and Russia are at war, says Sergei Lavrov
The United States and Britain are at war with Russia. So said the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a…
Macron’s political relaunch was a masterclass in self-belief
After months of inbound slings and arrows, Emmanuel Macron, powdered by the star dust of the royal visit, relaunched himself…
Johnsons deny sacking their nanny for having a drink with Boris
Childcare can be a contentious issue at the best of times. So Mr S was intrigued to read of reports…
Sunakism meets the Tory party
As the Liberal Democrats attempt to seize the political agenda at their annual conference in Bournemouth, Rishi Sunak is facing…
It is time to rethink the age of consent
In 1983 Samantha Fox was sixteen years old when she first appeared topless on Page Three of the Sun. That…
Happy SEXtember!
From 18-29 September, the University of New South Wales is holding its annual SEXtember festival, which is billed as ‘celebrating…
The Pope is wrong to criticise Europe over the migrant crisis
Pope Francis spent the weekend in Marseille where he admonished Europe for their attitude towards migrants. Specifically, the Pontiff took…
Why Australia is saying ‘No’ to the Voice, and ‘Yes’ to something better
The Voice is slumping in the polls and falling further behind. The referendum appears hopelessly lost with less than three…
Scientists ‘shocked’ and ‘alarmed’ at what’s in the mRNA shots
Early in 2023, genomics scientist Kevin McKernan made an accidental discovery. While running an experiment in his Boston lab, McKernan…
‘Our ABC’ was, and still is, a disgrace
Almost all my friends with daughters, have convinced me that girls need never go to drama college, as acting is…
Malcolm Roberts: The Voice is a test of Australia’s moral strength
There are periods in history when a nation is tested. Revolutionary activists promise popularity to leaders with floundering polls in…
Canada’s parents are taking to the streets
In the biggest demonstration since the Freedom Convoy, large numbers of Canadian families and supporters took to the streets across…
Zelensky is in a serious bind
The recent spat between Kyiv and Warsaw over grain – with Ukraine suing Poland at the WTO – has come at…
The Caribbean island that wants to claim a Russian super yacht
Earlier this year I asked Gretta Fenner, head of a Swiss Foundation that investigates oligarchs and financial crime, about confiscating…
