The useful influencers of Shein
The Soviets had a problem. On March 5, 1940, Stalin had given the order to massacre 14,700 Polish officers, which…
Parliamentary police officer purged every six months
These days, the reputation of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP) Unit is at a low ebb, following the scandals…
Virginia Woolf doesn’t need a trigger warning
Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Americans, apparently. Or at least that’s the conclusion Vintage US seems to have drawn. The…
The unedifying Yilin Wang vs British Museum row
If you visited the British Museum’s new exhibition China’s Hidden Century a fortnight ago, you’d have seen a substantial section on the revolutionary woman…
The weaponisation of conspiracy against truth
Credibility is the foundation of justice, not truth. It may not be strictly fair, but when it comes down to…
Bank of England: ‘any gender’ can be pregnant
Talk about getting your priorities right. As ministers battle to get inflation down from the double digit highs of earlier…
Red Wall MPs go up against Sunak on legal migration
Rishi Sunak is facing calls from the latest Tory caucus – ‘the New Conservatives’ – to take a series of…
Biden can’t ignore the Taliban’s terrorist links for ever
President Joe Biden is either not being briefed on what is going on in Afghanistan, or more likely choosing not…
A Warning from Mt Warning
Last October, Mt Warning was closed permanently to everyone except Aboriginal people by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment’s…
France’s riots are fuelling division over Europe’s migrant crisis
The riots that have ravaged France in recent days have given Eric Zemmour a second wind. The leader of the…
Double Shot Ep9: Terry Barnes asks if Boris Johnson has run out of lives
Augusto Zimmermann returns to talk about child sacrifice in the name of changing the weather. Surely we have moved on…
Albo’s secret plot to destroy the Aussie tradie
If you thought that housing was expensive, wait until the feral construction unions get their hands on the domestic housing…
NSW politicians snub parental rights in education forum
14 New South Wales politicians snubbed a parents’ rights and education forum held in Sydney last weekend. Of the 16…
Australia Breaks Apart: essential reading for dissidents
Even before 2020, I didn’t have that many friends. It’s something I regret, not having made more effort to stay…
The French riots threaten the state’s very existence
How dangerous are riots to the very existence of the French state? Most commentators avoid the question and concentrate on causes.…
Give the reef a break!
The nonsense intensifies this week with warnings that Fiji’s beaches and reefs are facing an ‘uncertain future’ under the seemingly…
John Major has learned nothing over Brexit
Rishi Sunak’s government is sometimes compared to that of John Major, the man who succeeded Margaret Thatcher in 1990, went…
The long defeat of the French language
After Brexit, it was all going to be so different for Europe. Following years of growing dominance by the English-speaking…
Prepare for the Saudi tennis takeover
The self-serving ethical blind spots of some of those in charge of running international sport never ceases to amaze. Step…
Close polls puzzle pundits as NZ election looms
Centre-right voters are increasingly wondering how many more disasters it will take to seriously dent the government’s poll numbers. Whether…
France wants Macron to send in the army
Nearly three quarters of French people think it’s time for President Macron to send in the army to restore order…
Confessions of a Young Liberal
One of the very first pieces that ran in The Monthly magazine was about the activities of the Young Liberals. It was…
Finding truth in the shadows of social media
As more time is being spent scrolling through social media than reading books, our ability to identify fiction and differentiate…
Spectator TV Australia: the vibe and water justice
Ramesh Thakur talks about the strange political relationship between Covid and US politics. Will the next Presidential race be a…
The Clarkson ruling puts Ipso in violation of its own charter
At 10pm last night, the BBC sent out a ‘breaking news’ notification informing millions that a joke made by Jeremy…
