Cancelled again – the story of my life
I thought one of the benefits of being cancelled – I lost five positions in quick succession at the beginning…
Ben Falconer to appeal mandatory vaccination decision
Following the judgment in his judicial review of the WA mandatory vaccination directions, which saw those directions upheld, Ben Falconer’s…
How worrying is the falling pound?
How are markets responding to Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget? A sharp fall in the pound today has plenty of critics arguing…
Can Cambridge decolonise?
News that Cambridge University is to commission an art installation to adorn one of its ancient buildings rarely warrants holding…
The trouble with ‘bourgeois’ environmentalism
The left needs to shake off its ‘bourgeois environmentalism’. It needs to distance itself from the ‘bourgeois environmental lobby’ and…
Why Britain should welcome Russians fleeing Putin’s war
As if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had not already presented quite enough dilemmas for other countries, suddenly there is another…
Truss and Kwarteng borrow their way to tax cuts
Levelling Up secretary Simon Clarke described today’s fiscal event as a ‘game changer’ for Britain’s economy. Was he right? The…
Labour’s debt binge dilemma
Labour has a populist argument against Liz Truss’s spendaholic plans to borrow money from the international money markets and direct…
The audacity of Kwarteng’s tax cut for the rich
George Osborne dreamed about it and Rishi Sunak told friends that he’d like to do it if everything went well…
Not all Tory MPs are happy about Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget
Rachel Reeves’ response to the not-a-budget was one of the best Budget responses a shadow chancellor has produced in Labour’s…
Truss and Kwarteng’s mini-Budget is a big gamble
Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss are a Chancellor and a Prime Minister in a hurry, they know they have only…
The real story of the Putin emigres
‘Russians are fleeing their country in droves’. That’s how Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, partners in life and journalism, sum…
More women in politics?!
The luvvies have been right all along. We can learn so much from Jacinda Ardern’s model of leadership. As her halo finally…
Australia’s disastrous ‘Zero Covid’ experiment
What if I told you that lockdowns and zero-Covid mania did far more harm than good to human life? Unlike…
Victorian politics – a desolate landscape
Just ten weeks from polling day and we are left to ask, could the political outlook for Victorian voters be…
Europe should welcome fleeing Russians
In the wake of Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement of partial mobilisation on Wednesday, thousands of young Russian men decided that…
Northern Ireland’s future isn’t Catholic or Protestant
For the first time in Northern Ireland’s history, Catholics now outnumber Protestants. Census data on national identity and religious from…
Why life expectancy is going down in Scotland
Life expectancy is perhaps the surest sign of a country’s welfare, which makes it all the more worrying that Scotland’s…
Is the EU’s crackdown on Hungary a bluff?
Brussels appeared to be finally getting serious with a rogue member state this week. A couple of days ago it…
Putin’s conscripts won’t fix the Russian army’s big flaw
Vladimir Putin’s decision to call up reservists is a sign of Russia’s desperation. It is also unlikely to do anything…
Inside Meghan Markle’s Hollywood flop
What does it mean to be an A-list Hollywood power couple? Celebrity, yes, but also respect. Look at George and…
The fragility of the Iranian regime is being exposed
A wave of protest is sweeping across Iran. Sparked by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old…
What’s it like to be a male student at secondary school?
Freedom of speech is an essential element of a modern, functioning Western society. It allows us to express opinions and…
Parliament for the plebs
A letter from the governing class, to the people: We, the governing class, would like sit down and have an…
Prince William’s dangerous green deal
Not even the most famous woman in the world can hold the news cycle for more than a week, and…
