Rishi Sunak is right to get tough on begging
When Rishi Sunak presented the latest attempt by a prime minister to get tough on anti-social behaviour, it wasn’t the…
Can Humza Yousaf unite the SNP?
It was announced to a particularly tense room at 2 p.m. that Humza Yousaf had won the SNP leadership race.…
A backdoor revolution?
‘Albanese is convinced the Voice will pass,’ writes Dennis Shanahan in The Australian. If so, the consequential conclusion of the…
The unsafe Safeguard Mechanism
And so, the Greens have joined the ALP in imposing additional carbon taxes on the top 215 greenhouse gas emitting…
Even Biden knows Kamala is useless
As the song in “Li’l Abner” said, “The Country’s in the Very Best of Hands.” I wonder if Joe Biden…
The Liberal Party and its lost cause for liberalism
Another nail in the coffin for the Liberal Party. What a travesty that we have lost New South Wales, too,…
False flags: Deeming, Pesutto, and the absurdity of Woketoria
A trans flag flies out the front of the Victorian Parliament, proudly announcing that we have no meaningful political opposition in…
Humza Yousaf won’t be celebrating for long
Humza Yousaf has a reputation for being a bit of a crowd-pleaser and, true to form, everyone seemed inordinately happy…
Is Humza Yousaf up to the task?
As expected, Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership election and, barring something extraordinary, will become the next First Minister…
Humza Yousaf wins the SNP leadership election
Humza Yousaf has won the race to become the next leader of the Scottish National party. Yousaf defeated his rival…
Ten yardsticks to judge Humza Yousaf by as first minister
Humza Yousaf is the new leader of the SNP and in the coming days will be sworn in at the…
Netanyahu’s war on lawyers has thrown Israel into turmoil
Chaos reigns in Israel, a country in the throes of an ad hoc general strike called by trade unions, university…
The Posie Parker mob has embarassed New Zealand
New Zealand has, until recently, dwelt in splendid isolation during the culture wars. Kiwis have typically been reluctant to discuss…
The Tory rebellions brewing on small boats
When No. 10 first devised the Illegal Migration Bill, the hope was that Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on asylum claims would…
The BBC has ruined Great Expectations
The insanely irritating advertisements for BBC Sounds – 30 seconds to make the spirits sink – have recently included one…
Prince Harry relaunches his anti-press crusade
The renegade royal is back. Having spent the past few years endlessly invading the privacy of others for financial gain,…
What happens after the SNP leadership results are announced?
Shortly after 2 p.m., the results of the SNP leadership election will be announced at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium. Three candidates…
Is it time to ban second jobs for MPs?
There are some genres of newspaper story that never die. Among them are sightings of Lord Lucan, public moralists discovered…
What does the SNP leadership election mean for Scottish Labour?
Unionist politicians are warming up for what they hope will be one of the biggest opportunities of the past two…
How real is America’s discontent?
Homer goes right at it: “Sing Goddess, the Rage of Achilles.” Adapted to our times: “Sing, Bragg, your rage against…
A diet of political insects
Speccie Editor Rowan Dean has already described the New South Wales election perfectly in this morning’s leading article. His remarks must…
The psychology of moral evasion
I heard the term ‘severe climate anxiety’ again today. It was reportedly used as a defence to help someone achieve…
Annihilated
Since about 2016, the Liberal Party has decided to abandon its statement of principles, ‘We Believe’, which espouses ideals such…
Scotland is better off without the Greens in government
Just who do the Scottish Greens think they are? They provide a mere seven seats to the SNP’s 64 and…
Ernest Hemingway’s Idaho playground
In Ketchum, Idaho, heart of the skiing mecca of Sun Valley, my wife and I found ourselves on Picabo Street…
