The myth of the environmentalist

8 June 2023 4:30 am

Augusto Zimmerman recently gave us an excellent treatise on the history of the culture and politics of the environmental movement. I didn’t…

The elevation of women to male peaks

8 June 2023 4:00 am

The crowd gathered in the open-air tourist bus were overwhelmed by the massive granite wall towering over us in the…

Brexiteers, calm down. Brexit has not been betrayed

8 June 2023 2:15 am

Being a Brexiteer these days is like being Kenneth Williams playing Julius Caesar in Carry On Cleo. Far too often…

Is the rise in ‘trans visibility’ something to celebrate?

8 June 2023 1:40 am

If the LGBTQIA+ community has become a church for the new millennium, it is certainly attracting adherents across the world.…

Britain faces plenty of economic pain – even if it dodges a recession

8 June 2023 12:19 am

The UK will narrowly avoid a formal recession this year. That’s the consensus that is emerging based on the current…

Kiwis are tiring of New Zealand’s blundering prime minister

7 June 2023 11:57 pm

It’s all going wrong for New Zealand’s prime minister Chris Hipkins. Hipkins’s laidback, convivial persona and managerial skills were seen…

The hubris of Prince Harry

7 June 2023 10:26 pm

As Prince Harry walked into the High Court for his second day of cross-examination, he might have been forgiven for…

As it happened: Prince Harry accused of ‘total speculation’ over hacking claims

7 June 2023 8:00 pm

Prince Harry has finished his second day of giving evidence in the High Court. The Duke of Sussex is taking…

Will the first migrant flight to Rwanda take off in September?

7 June 2023 6:41 pm

Rishi Sunak attempted to get on the front foot this week by giving an update on the progress he has…

The Saudi blood money takeover of sport is complete

7 June 2023 4:45 pm

Some of football’s biggest names are revealing themselves to be shameless mercenaries on a scale that is staggering even by…

The Hydrogen rainbow, hope or hopeless?

7 June 2023 7:00 am

The hydrogen balloon may be deflating for mining companies. Twiggy Forrest touts hydrogen as some kind of saviour for the…

Behind the Trump-DeSantis influencer Twitter bloodbath

7 June 2023 5:48 am

Forget the campaign trail: the real Trump-DeSantis fight is spilling out on Twitter. Conservative influencers who support the respective campaigns…

A sham referendum?

7 June 2023 5:00 am

In the oppressed world, ‘sham elections’ are held to reinforce loyalty to the ruling party. Despite the illusion of choice,…

The case for conservative comedy

7 June 2023 4:30 am

Australia and the UK have a long, storied history of comedy. It has produced some great performers. However, one must…

A demand for transparency on $26 million grant for gender diversity research

7 June 2023 4:00 am

$26 million in public money has been set aside – in the middle of a financial crisis – specifically for…

Flashback: Donald Trump predicted the PGA-LIV merger a year ago

7 June 2023 2:29 am

The PGA Tour will officially merge with LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed golf league, in a shock bid to squash the…

Labour’s AI attack strategy comes unstuck

7 June 2023 1:50 am

What’s wrong with the government’s AI strategy? Labour has been claiming today that it is ‘already out of date’, with…

Kim Yo-jong is fast becoming North Korea’s propaganda puppeteer

7 June 2023 1:22 am

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Such is the axiom underpinning North Korea’s (DPRK) approach towards its…

Full text: Prince Harry’s tabloid hacking witness statement

7 June 2023 12:19 am

Prince Harry is in the High Court today, being cross-examined as he sues the publisher of the Daily Mirror over…

As it happened: Prince Harry cross-examined on phone hacking accusations

7 June 2023 12:17 am

Prince Harry has finished his first day being cross examined in the High Court as part of his case against…

What the Smiths’ critics don’t get

6 June 2023 11:43 pm

It’s forty years since the Smiths released their first single ‘Hand In Glove’. We’ve already seen a slew of articles…

Mike Pence jumps on the grenade

6 June 2023 10:50 pm

When I interviewed Mike Pence recently, I asked him why so many people around him tell me the same thing:…

Prince Harry’s bruising time in the High Court

6 June 2023 10:32 pm

Prince Harry is on a mission. ‘How much more blood will stain their typing fingers before someone can put a…

Russia destroys key Ukrainian dam as counter-offensive begins

6 June 2023 7:33 pm

Hours after the Ukrainian army finally launched its long-awaited counter-offensive, Russia has hit back. Early this morning, Russian forces blew…

What’s the point of tilting the statue of Vienna’s antisemitic mayor?

6 June 2023 7:05 pm

Tilting a statue. That’s the solution now. At least, that’s what a jury appointed by Vienna city council has recommended…