Britain’s schools are facing an epidemic of bad behaviour
Something troubling is happening in Britain’s schools. This week, the government released its findings from the first national survey into pupil behaviour in…
Ireland’s migrant hypocrisy
‘Cead Mile Failte’, which means ‘a hundred thousand welcomes’, is a sentiment the Irish have long held dear. We pride…
The making of Mecca
Later this year, over two million Muslims will travel to Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, for the Hajj, one the five pillars…
What’s it really like on your first night in prison?
Before I went to prison I thought a lot about what it would be like. Almost a year passed after…
Downing Street hits back in peerages row
Talk about the end of the peer show. Boris Johnson’s allies have spent the past two days spitting blood and…
Glory to Hong Kong
Recently someone – no name, no return address – sent me a white cotton T-shirt. On the front it said…
Does the work from home model have a future?
It is 8 am on a Monday morning in Sydney’s CBD. While in the grasp of winter, the cool air…
Tucker Carlson and the danger of antisemitism
Tucker Carlson is many things but stupid is not one of them. So when he describes Ukraine’s Jewish president (‘a…
Trudeau’s nasty plan to fight fire with carbon taxes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not be a particularly moral creature, but he is smart. Having watched part of…
It’s time to move on from Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, so the joke goes, will always be remembered as the third prime minister to have been brought down…
Will Putin manage to spin Kyiv’s counter-offensive as a victory?
The Ukrainian counter-offensive has duly started and, needless to say, there is a rush to judgement. It is going to…
Boris Johnson has finally run out of luck
Last night, Boris Johnson unexpectedly resigned from the House of Commons. His graceless and indignant resignation statement made clear that…
Italy’s crackdown on cyclists is a step too far
What are the politics of your bicycle? An interesting question. I’d like to say that mine is an expression of…
Sinn Fein’s shameful commemoration of the IRA
A member of the UK Parliament is the keynote speaker at an event tomorrow commemorating ‘volunteers’ in South Armagh. The ceremony will take…
Is Justin Trudeau right to blame Canadian wildfires on climate change?
Planes grounded in New York, people told to stay indoors – and an actress forced to leave the stage on…
The nasty side of Pride
For a month that’s supposed to be all about love and acceptance, Pride has a pretty nasty streak. Maybe that’s…
Was Boris doomed anyway?
Boris Johnson has stepped down as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip with immediate effect, but is it a…
Woke-ers of the world unite!
My copy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago is falling apart. I bought it many years ago at a second-hand book store…
The Kakhovka dam and the cheapness of western rhetoric
Following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, politicians in the West have followed the familiar dance of…
The groundhog day witch hunt of Trump
Trump has been indicted again, making this the second attempt in two months to politically damage the former President. Trump’s…
In the dark
Three things can be safely said about the entire Brittany Higgins affair. Firstly, the average punter has no idea where…
Australian notes
An alliance of philanthropic foundations has declared their support for the Voice: a combined $17-million pledge from the philanthropic sector…
