The real problem with Davos and the World Economic Forum
The political and financial elite are gathered in Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting, which…
Goldman Sachs and the culling of the surplus elites
Goldman Sachs laid off 3,200 employees with as little as half an hour’s notice. It will probably please the petty, pinched,…
Skyscrapers in the sea: are they killing our whales?
Offshore wind turbines have a growing list of serious problems undermining their future sustainability, but few things look worse for…
Anything but Christianity! (Or mum and dad)
News that ‘Christmas and Easter will not be celebrated in some childcare centres under new inclusion guidelines’ is, quite extraordinary.…
Queensland trade unions – a monopoly?
In Australian politics, the Labor Party has typically cast itself as the defenders of the rights of working people. Yet…
Collapse of the $35 billion Sun Cable
Last week saw the collapse of Sun Cable, a pie-in-the-sky $35 billion plan by alternative energy enthusiasts, Andrew Forrest and…
Ukraine needs more than tanks
What weapons will Ukraine get next? It’s a crucial question that matters perhaps more than anything else for understanding how…
Why Putin won’t take Hitler’s way out
The last time Europe fought a major war, there was no shortage of planning. We knew what peace meant. Winston…
Who will dare stand against Jeremy Corbyn in Islington?
Labour has announced whether its sitting MPs will step down or fight again at the next election in nearly every…
The problem with the BBC’s reporting on excess deaths
I recall the newsroom conversations during the dark days of the pandemic only too well. They were upsetting at the…
Why has president Xi got my book about the Mediterranean?
A few days ago, an email arrived from someone I know in China: my book The Great Sea had been…
The tragedy of selective abortion in Britain
Late last year, Heidi Crowter, a 27-year-old woman with Down syndrome, lost her court of appeal challenge over late-term abortions on grounds of serious foetal abnormalities. Abnormalities such as…
Is this the end of Lori Lightfoot?
As President Biden’s team tried to put out fires regarding the Curious Case of the Corvette and the FAA fiasco,…
‘Howitzer Harry’: shots fired
Let’s face it, Harry Windsor has taken the ‘festive season’ seriously and kept us all mightily amused with his ripping…
M&M’s: saving women one calorie at a time
I’ve never really thought of M&M’s as having a gender when they disappear from the packet and head straight to…
The old man’s tale
The councilman was adamant: ‘The Law must have its way, The shed you built is not approved It must come…
The corporate church
Corporate culture is an absolute curse on society that corrupts everything it touches. Woke policies, left-wing ideals, and a severe…
Alireza Akbar’s execution is a tragedy
UK officials from the Prime Minister downwards have condemned the execution of Iran’s former deputy defence minister, a dual British-Iranian…
Is the Princess of Wales right about talking therapy?
The Princess of Wales is in hot water for some remarks she made while visiting the Open Door charity in…
Britain’s Ukraine strategy could reap dividends for Brexit
Ever since at least the French revolution it has been in Britain’s strategic interest to ensure no single power or…
Can America rediscover what made it great?
What happens when progress stops? That’s an important question in a country whose self-understanding is deeply tied to the idea…
Is Prince Harry blackmailing his family?
For all of the noise that Prince Harry has made over the past few days (weeks, months, and years) about…
How oligarchs use Brussels to launder their reputations
When the police raided the home of the former socialist MEP and lawyer Pier Antonio Panzeri and found €500,000 in…
The ghastliness of Vivienne Westwood
Seeing the swathe of superlatives wheeled out about Vivienne Westwood after her death last year at the age of 81,…
