Boris Johnson’s final PMQs was a let down
Boris Johnson’s farewell Prime Minister’s Questions was rather like his premiership: full of the unexpected, rather chaotic and a bit…
The next PM must be ready for Putin
Westminster is understandably obsessed with the question of who makes the final two of the Tory leadership race, but today…
Kemi Badenoch will be the new Tory leader’s secret weapon
There was an unmistakable whiff of an Addams Family portrait about the cabinet photocall that marked the final gathering of…
Kemi Badenoch’s role in the Tory leadership race isn’t over yet
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leadership contest’s Emma Raducanu, finally lost momentum. She put on just one vote to secure 59…
The Union is in trouble whoever wins the Tory leadership race
It’s not a question that has enjoyed much play in the Tory leadership election but it’s a pretty important one:…
Russia didn’t get the memo about pronouns
Russian officials are openly mocking America’s embrace of transgenderism – taunting America to ‘keep going’. The ridicule came after a…
Australia’s renewable energy superpower fantasy
One of Prime Minister Albanese’s favourite three-word slogans is ‘renewable energy superpower’. It comes from Ross Garnaut’s 2019 policy propaganda…
The world’s slowest apocalypse
If you believe the hype, this is the most dangerous time in history to be a human. There’s an apocalypse…
Biden: Divider-in-Chief
One of the media’s beloved titles for President Donald Trump was ‘Divider-in-Chief’. Well-deserved at times, the moniker was even used…
Australia’s Catholic Church: politics, paganism, and pandering
The Catholic Church is one of the oldest institutions in the world, and it has long held to the values…
The Conservative party has ceased to be serious
I’m not sure that the Conservative party wants to win elections. Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the leadership contest…
Kemi Badenoch eliminated
Kemi Badenoch has been eliminated from the Tory leadership contest. Rishi Sunak came first with 118 Tory MPs backing him; Penny Mordaunt was…
Germany is at Russia’s mercy
While Britain bakes in a heatwave, politicians in Germany are worrying about the winter. The Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom…
What Netflix’s RRR gets wrong about the British Raj
Netflix is promoting a new pseudo-historical blockbuster. RRR, which stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, is an Indian film which has been…
The Tory leadership race is at its most unpredictable
The fast pace of this Tory leadership contest means that MPs are voting again in just a couple of hours.…
Tobias Ellwood stripped of the whip
Oh dear. It seems that not all Tory MPs got the memo about last night’s no-confidence vote. Tobias Ellwood, a…
Kemi Badenoch’s last chance
Kemi Badenoch has one last chance. With Tom Tugendhat out on Monday evening, the MP for Saffron Walden is now…
It’s impossible to know which crisis to take seriously
As I write this, the first day of the heatwave has just dawned. FEAR COMES THE SUN is the Daily…
Prince Harry should stop lecturing Americans
Washington, DC Prince Harry is once again mouthing off about American politics despite a rudimentary understanding – at best – of…
Boris Johnson is irreplaceable
It has been less than a fortnight since Boris Johnson’s premiership exploded so spectacularly just three short years after his…
Australia in race to host COP 29 in 2024
It’s the prize no sane country wants to win, but Labor – egged on by the Pacific Islands – is…
What do we really know about the IPCC?
Having concluded the latest Climate Change talk-fest – the United Nations COP26 in 2021 in Glasgow – the confected outburst…
Victorian Liberals: left of Labor?
Since when does a centre-right political party win office by proposing policies even further to the left than its centre-left…
Speaking on Cancel Culture at Friedman
Last weekend, Sydney played host to the Friedman conference where politicians, centre-right activists, and writers – including many Speccie contributors –…
Prince Harry’s clunky Mandela day address
Every time that a picture of the Duchess of Sussex arriving at the United Nations is beamed around the world,…
