Does Britain have a problem with ‘Sikh extremism’?
Terror threats from Islamist and far-right terrorists are depressingly familiar to Brits, but other faiths are not immune from the…
Does the UN want to defund the French police?
My first instinct was to check the date: was it actually April 1st on Monday? On realising there was no…
Homeschool, if you can
One of the biggest benefits of homeschooling is the healthy distance home education puts between politics, their peers, and our kids. We…
‘We believe the chargers have been a success!’
The biggest issue facing Mitcham Council is the anticipated rate increase, with options ranging from 7.8 per cent to 10…
Welcome to custodianship?
Perhaps the most inappropriate time I heard a welcome to country acknowledgement of the traditional custodians of the land was…
The great papal cover-up
As readers of this esteemed publication would be aware, in 2018, the Vatican signed a provisional agreement with the Chinese…
Where was Stella Creasy when other mums were being harassed?
Parliament’s ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok cannot come soon enough. But it’s not just cyber security we need…
The 2023 Met Gala was one of the tamest yet
The Met Gala, in case you didn’t you know, is held in New York on the first Monday of May…
The muddle of the King’s coronation oath
There’s been an interesting discussion about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s addition to the coronation service, but has anyone actually tried…
Is New Zealand that bothered about becoming a republic?
The prime minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins, has said he wants his country to end constitutional ties with Britain…
Monarchy and celebrities should not mix
This weekend’s coronation will be an historic moment, a milestone in the mass memory. Just think how many dreary British…
Marine Le Pen is revelling in the mayhem of Macron
It is almost six years to the day since Marine Le Pen went head to head with Emmanuel Macron in…
The China influence puzzle
A “Chinese puzzle” in its classic version is a game where you must fit a variety of ill-assorted boxes inside…
Victorian Liberals join Labor and Greens by endorsing injecting rooms
Has the Liberal Party run up the white flag on illegal drugs? Instead of opposing the establishment of heroin injecting…
If environmentalists are serious about Net Zero, they must go nuclear
During a recent visit to Australia, high-profile environmentalist Tea Törmänen slammed what she labelled Australia’s ‘dangerous and unscientific’ opposition to…
Is JPMorgan Chase politicising banking?
JPMorgan Chase must let its shareholders consider and vote on a proposal aimed at ensuring equal treatment of the bank’s…
There is no such thing as a ‘safe’ injecting room
The Victorian Greens are introducing a bill to open the doors of government-run injecting rooms to pregnant women and children.…
Ardern’s Aotearoa adieu
Her trademark empathy on full display, Jacinda Ardern, the antipodean icon of female empowerment, recently delivered her farewell speech to…
In defence of Martin Rowson
Being a cartoonist is a high-risk job nowadays. Your job is to satirise and caricature, to exaggerate bodily features. Every…
This coronation is making me a republican again
I was never a monarchist. One of my earliest memories is of being a bolshy little girl refusing to stand…
Succession is a foodie’s nightmare
What does the man who has everything really want for dinner? A humble hamburger — at least, that’s what Succession…
What Jacob Rees-Mogg gets wrong about the four day week
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, has attacked the good people of South Cambridgeshire District Council for introducing a four…
When does a banking wobble become a crisis?
Can a banking crisis really be going this well? After a week of panic withdrawals and a crashing share price,…
Snapchat is playing God with our children’s wellbeing
My kids have a new friend. If you have teenagers, chances are yours do, too. And it is a friend…
What’s behind Putin’s digital crackdown on draft dodgers?
With the break-neck pace with which it tends to respond to measures coming from the Kremlin, this month Russia’s parliament…
