John Kerry gets an easy ride from the climate establishment
For climate campaigners, Donald Trump was the anti-Christ, pooh-poohing climate change and withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement.…
China’s dangerous zero-Covid retreat
China’s scrapping of strict Covid controls represents not so much a shift in gear, as a screeching hand-break turn. It…
Inside the Iranian regime’s protest panic
During a press conference in Tehran on 3 December, Iran’s Attorney General, Mohammad Javad Montazeri was asked by a journalist…
Peru’s staggeringly incompetent far-left coup
Lima, Peru For the last 17 months, Peruvians have been wondering what it would take to see the back of…
Harry and Meghan want to destroy the House of Windsor
When I coined the phrase ‘The Grabdication’ in The Spectator two years ago, I had no concept of exactly how grasping the Duke and Duchess…
England vs France is far more than a football match
When England play France tonight, more will be involved than just a game of football. We all know why. Even those…
How Australian rock art warns us about 2023
If you had to choose an obvious place to look for clues about what will happen in the coming year,…
Elton John’s Twitter curtain call
Elton John has quit twitter. The iconic singer/songwriter advised his 1.1 million followers on Twitter early this morning: ‘All my…
Harry and Meghan’s expert: ‘never sell out’
Afua Hirsch sells out Cockburn is reeling today after a heavy night, but it was the only thing he could…
Why we never win
Unless there is major ideological and structural reform, the future for the Liberals and the broad centre-right is bleak
Going with the vibe
It has taken three decades for The Castle chooks to finally come home to roost. The 1997 film, one of…
Australian notes
‘Euthanasia should be rejected on one unifying principle: the people who are most at risk are the most vulnerable, and…
Loyal? Not the new woke Royals
The Palace punishes a loyal aide to appease an agenda-driven activist
Howdy, pardner
Someone told me the new TV streamer The English had a weird resemblance to Cormac McCarthy who has just published…
Aussie life
‘Where’s the sausage?’ I asked my wife as we lined up at the local primary school to exercise our democratic…
Language
We are being constantly warned that economic doom, gloom and disaster are about to hit – because of the impact…
