Terror has become banal in Macron’s France
The mother of my daughter was at the Gare du Nord on Wednesday morning when a man ran amok with…
Could Britain avoid recession altogether?
The idea that we face a certain recession has been drummed into our heads for months. The Bank of England…
The Royal silence over Prince Harry can’t go on
Even Prince Harry’s critics must concede that his memoir Spare has been an enormous success. The book is the UK’s…
How the population scare predicted today’s climate hysteria
Stanford professor Paul Ehrlich’s recent appearance on CBS’s 60 Minutes reminds us what can happen when those with impressive academic…
Qatar wins against Woke
Last month (or year to be precise), the FIFA World Cup ended with the most entertaining final in the sport’s…
Daniel Andrews: double standards that undermine innocence?
Let me start by making something clear. I am no unqualified admirer of the late Cardinal George Pell. On the…
Jordan Peterson: go to Camp Woke for re-education or ‘die’
The re-education of Jordan Peterson is yet another ‘forced speech’ assault on free speech by civilisation’s Woke fascists. Peterson being…
Why the fight against Kevin McCarthy was necessary
Ugly. Chaotic. Disruptive. These and other pejoratives graced headlines last week as House Republicans wrestled with the question of who…
Remembering Paul Johnson, 1928–2023
Paul Johnson, the author, journalist and historian, has died at the age of 94. He wrote more than 40 books,…
Rishi Sunak has wasted his first 100 days as Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak has been Prime Minister for nearly 100 days – but what has Sunak done with his victory since…
Why I believe in God
Paul Johnson, the historian, journalist and author has died at the age of 94. He wrote a column for The…
George Santos makes politics worth paying attention to
As the Republicans’ on-again-off-again, will-they-won’t-they romance with Kevin McCarthy drags on, Cockburn has found refuge in a genuinely entertaining drama.…
Welfare reform is back on the agenda
This week Jonathan Ashworth set out Labour’s answer to the 5.2 million on out-of-work benefits – a figure which The…
Sturgeon’s gender bill poses a problem for the Tories
Ministers will come under increased pressure to block Nicola Sturgeon’s gender legislation with the publication of a new Policy Exchange paper…
Will Putin’s latest general escalate the war in Ukraine?
So, one granite-faced general has been replaced by another. The announcement that, after just three months in post, General Sergei…
Prince Harry and Andrew Tate are two sides of the same coin
On the face of things, there is little in common between Prince Harry and Andrew Tate. Yet look closer and…
Thank you, Cardinal George Pell
Cardinal George Pell has died suddenly, days after commenting publicly at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Less than…
Mobiles in the dock
‘Why are the police withholding evidence?’ The young man’s cry of bewilderment is understandable. The PhD student came to Australia…
Were Archbishop Costelloe’s comments on Cardinal Pell unjust?
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe is the Catholic Archbishop of Perth. He is also President of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference. On…
Mayor Pete’s planes, trains and automobiles
Almost a year ago, the Federal Aviation Authority, under the helm of transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, announced that the aviation…
Lib-Nats: to victory, and beyond
Conservative politics and conservatism in Australia are in dire straits. And conservatives, being, well … conservative, are in no position…
The conservative case against impeaching Joe Biden
“President Biden should be impeached by the incoming House Republican majority over his ongoing destruction of the southern border,” proclaimed National…
Dr Peter McCullough – the next Djokovic?
It’s happening again… Australia previously embarrassed itself on the public stage when it called one of the greatest and most…
The generation war and why millennials are drifting leftward
The war between the generations is on, and the battle lines have been drawn. The baby boomers don’t like the…
Why Japan has been a post-Brexit ally to Britain
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida is in London today to meet Rishi Sunak and sign an historic defence agreement which…
