Britain can’t just blame the weather for its moribund economy
Did GDP fall in July because of the wet weather? That’s the argument being made this morning, as the Office…
Lithium battery fires will cause a tragedy
Lithium batteries in electric vehicles are going to cause a major disaster – it’s only a matter of time. I…
The trouble with Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner, the Labour deputy leader, would have people believe she is made in the mould of Barbara Castle, the radical…
A kiss is just a kiss … not!
Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at…
Republicans start impeachment proceedings against Biden
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday that House Republicans will move ahead with an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Questions…
Lies, damned lies, and truth-telling commissions
Part of the proposed Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Voice to Parliament is a national truth-telling commission. Normally,…
Are university campus sexual assault statistics inflated?
In recent weeks, our proud Teal Independents have been busy showing their feminist credentials by supporting student activists seeking to…
The new aggressive politics in an age of lawfare
Impeaching a president may not have the same power it once did in Washington. But the announcement of an official…
The motive for the downing of MH17
The International Court that presided over the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014…
Why Putin is pointing the finger at Britain
Perfidious Albion is, we are told, at it again. In the course of a wide-ranging and often quite surreal speech…
Has Mark Rowley made London safer?
Today marks a year since Sir Mark Rowley became Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. When Rowley took over, his predecessor Cressida Dick…
Rory Stewart’s Brexit revisionism
‘Mad’. ‘Disgusting.’ These are the words Rory Stewart, the great centrist king over the water, uses to describe Sir Keir…
Prisons aren’t working
Will we learn the lessons of Daniel Khalife? It depends what those lessons are. If they revolve solely around prison…
Will Rishi axe the pensions triple lock?
Will the pensions triple lock survive the election? That’s the question being asked in Westminster after Rishi Sunak refused to…
Why is the EU forcing Apple to change its charger?
When the iPhone 15 is unveiled later today it will no doubt come with an array of flashy tweaks and…
Don’t condemn McDonald’s for giving prisoners a day job
In the aftermath of Daniel Khalife’s escape and recapture, prisons are in the headlines. Even the most commonplace events, like…
The Colombian cartels are coming to Europe
In May this year 87,000 asylum applications were lodged with the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). This was a…
Is Britain getting a pay rise?
Whisper it, but British workers seem to be getting a pay rise. This morning’s update from the Office for National Statistics reveals…
Scotland is right to try drug consumption rooms
Scotland is the drug deaths capital of Europe. Last year saw 1,051 drug misuse fatalities, a rate 2.7 times higher…
Parliament needs protecting from foreign infiltration
The suggestion this weekend that an alleged Chinese spy is a British-born parliamentary researcher – leading a policy group aimed at…
Joe Biden has become a global embarrassment
What time is it? A bit like the emperor Domitian, Joe Biden seems confused about the time. Warned by an omen…
Liz Truss is wrong – the ‘global left’ isn’t to blame for her downfall
Liz Truss is back and she’s got a book to plug. ‘It will set out what we must do to counter the disastrous…
Labor’s law: undermining constitutional democracy
The Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 was recently introduced by Federal Labor in the Australian Parliament. This law proposal…
From hopelessness to heartlessness: the vibe seems so hollow
We are not yet halfway through the run-up to the referendum on the Voice to Parliament, and already many of…
We need a transformation in Australian politics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics website shows that in June 2022 Queensland public sector employees comprised 52,700 Commonwealth, 406,800 State,…
