Penny drops, Rishi wins
Rishi Sunak has been elected leader of the Tory party and will be the next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt pulled…
Is Britain heading for a painful recession?
Given how inflation has taken off and sent real incomes into steep decline it is remarkable that Britain is not…
Can Rishi Sunak rescue the Tories from electoral wipeout?
‘At least I’ve been prime minister’ – those were the reported words of Liz Truss on realising that she had…
Six reasons to be optimistic about a Rishi Sunak premiership
Rishi Sunak now looks set to become prime minister, assuming Penny Mordaunt either doesn’t find 100 MPs to nominate her…
Tory troubles are a reflection of the crisis facing Britain
One of the quaint superstitions of the moment is a belief that our political dysfunction has a ready solution. The…
Even Rishi Sunak can’t save the Tories
Once again, 357-odd Conservative MPs have complete control over what happens next in this country. There are three questions that…
Electric Vehicles promise to be ‘safe and effective’
Making the rest of your apartment building cough up the cost for your electric vehicle has rightly become a point…
Victoria’s rotten body politic
Democratic government is no longer about delivering election promises. Forget the promises. Forget even the broken promises – there are…
The failed war on pot
It’s hard to overstate the social upheaval associated with the prohibition of alcohol in America a century ago. The sorry…
Why I am not standing for the leadership
In the last few days I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who suggested that I should once…
Boris has avoided a nightmare scenario
Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the Tory leadership contest averts a nightmare scenario where he had got the…
Andrews’ Leninist approach to power
Last week, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews paraded his inner Lenin. He attacked Victoria’s privately owned coal generation businesses, claiming that…
Why Boris Johnson pulled out
Boris Johnson has this evening pulled out of the Conservative leadership contest, leaving the field clear for Rishi Sunak. Only…
Might Tory MPs refuse to recognise Boris Johnson as PM?
Might Tory MPs refuse to recognisee Boris Johnson as leader if party members choose him? George Osborne raises the prospect…
Mike Cannon-Brookes: energy tunnel vision
Mike Cannon-Brookes, the son of a global banking executive, and co-creator of the Atlassian empire, has weaponised his shareholding in…
Mervyn King said the unsayable about Britain’s economy
This morning the BBC hosted a current Tory leadership contender and the leader of the opposition on Sunday with Laura…
How Northern Ireland could torment the next PM
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership next week, one can’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy for them. Even if…
Why do Brazilian footballers like Bolsonaro?
There are weeks when Jair Bolsonaro dominates the headlines in Brazil and there are weeks when that honour goes to…
Why is Macron’s foreign policy such a mess?
Last Sunday I marched through Paris with tens of thousands of disgruntled Frenchmen and women. I was there to observe,…
Has Cambridge abandoned debate?
My views on gender identity are well known. I believe that biology, rather than a person’s feelings, determines whether they…
Aldi taunts the poor with bugs
‘Eat ze bugs!’ was meant to be a joke. Those of us on the sane side of politics used it…
Baby steps
In a previous article, I argued that those now coming out as opposed to lockdowns first need to apologise for perpetrating…
Australia cancels Jerusalem, ignores CCP South Pacific expansionism
Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, has cancelled a Morrison government initiative recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Labor frontbencher announced the decision in…
Ghislaine Maxwell’s daddy issues
Cockburn has just posted bail, after some post-AA meeting cocktails got out of hand yesterday afternoon. He apologizes for the…
My womanhood is not your costume
Today is my 10,369th day of “girlhood”. I don’t have a bow in my hair, nor am I wearing a Barbie…
