The journalists who got it wrong about the Good Guy with a Gun

19 July 2022 3:16 am

On Sunday, at a mall in Indiana, a mass shooter’s rampage was cut short after he was shot by a…

Parly staff make a mess of their House

19 July 2022 2:10 am

It’s not just the Tory party that’s in a bit of a mess. Fresh off the back of Partygate –…

Why feminists like me are backing Badenoch

18 July 2022 9:22 pm

Kemi Badenoch is the surprise candidate in the Tory leadership contest. Badenoch was, until a few weeks ago, a relatively lowly…

The ghost of Thatcher is haunting the Tory leadership race

18 July 2022 9:11 pm

At least one groundless anxiety has surfaced during the Tory leadership contest. It concerns Boris Johnson’s future and the fear…

Whisper it, but we’re allowed to enjoy the heatwave

18 July 2022 8:55 pm

It was with some trepidation that I set off into the hills of Pyrenees Orientales on Saturday. The temperature was…

What a tale of two political ‘scandals’ says about the French elite

18 July 2022 6:57 pm

Two of Emmanuel Macron’s ministers were rebuked last week for words they had spoken in the past, but only one…

‘Taking back control’ will end up biting the Tories

18 July 2022 4:48 pm

Unfriendly commentators can recite insults against the Conservative party in our sleep. It is a rolling shambles, populated by backstabbing…

The heatwave green hysteria is out of control

18 July 2022 4:41 pm

If you find yourself wondering over the next few days why it is so swelteringly hot, I have an answer…

The latest Tory leadership debate was a grim spectacle

18 July 2022 3:00 pm

The eyes had it, in last night’s leadership debate. Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak took turns directing to the camera…

Will the January 6 committee get a second season?

18 July 2022 12:30 pm

Are the January 6 hearings over yet? Is this a miniseries or will it be picked up for a season…

Hollywoke hypocrites: Chinese & Muslim critics of Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ told their beliefs are ‘backward’

18 July 2022 12:00 pm

Socio-political critics of Pixar’s progressive flop, Lightyear have been mocked as 14 countries banned the ‘kids animated film’ for its…

China rising: do we need a Defence Levy?

18 July 2022 10:00 am

[ This is part 3 of a series. Read part 1 and part 2 ] The truth lurking under the political spin is that…

Gender quotas bite Labor hard

18 July 2022 9:00 am

It is going to be extremely difficult to write this while maintaining an air of sympathy – so bear with…

Climate Change, the art of sophistry

18 July 2022 7:00 am

Sophistry is the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving. Climate alarmists who know the…

Labour won the Tory leadership debate

18 July 2022 6:15 am

That was quite a debate.I’ve never seen senior Tory ministers and MPs lay into each other so publicly. Rishi Sunak…

The verdict: the second Tory leadership debate

18 July 2022 5:28 am

‘If you’re still watching this debate, well done,’ said Mordaunt, bizarrely, in her closing statement. ‘I wish tonight had been…

The Queen is Australia’s Head of State – don’t deny it

18 July 2022 4:00 am

History tells us that new wars are lost because generals re-fight the last one. The looming battle to keep Australia’s…

The second Tory leadership debate – as it happened

18 July 2022 3:40 am

Good evening. The second Conservative leadership debate between Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat has…

Revealed: Penny Mordaunt’s hidden equalities agenda

18 July 2022 2:35 am

The bookies’ favourite to win the Tory leadership race, Penny Mordaunt, has had a difficult few days. She’s facing questions…

The volatility of the Tory leadership race

18 July 2022 2:35 am

In just a few days, the Conservative leadership race will be down to the final two candidates. But what happens after…

Penny Mordaunt’s worst trait

17 July 2022 10:40 pm

Right-wingers appear not to be terribly keen on Penny Mordaunt. Toby Young read her book Greater: Britain After the Storm…

Sunday shows round-up: Penny under the spotlight

17 July 2022 8:49 pm

Penny Mordaunt – I’m being smeared over self-ID claims No Conservative party leadership race is ever without drama. With the…

Is Labour changing its mind on trans issues?

17 July 2022 7:50 pm

Amid the noise of the Tory leadership fight, some significant comments in the papers could be missed today. Here’s the quote,…

Labor to ‘rescue’ ISIS brides?

17 July 2022 6:45 pm

If it wasn’t bad enough watching Foreign Minister Penny Wong hand $1 million to the Taliban in aid, it now appears that…

Liz Truss is right to look at family taxation

17 July 2022 6:30 pm

Launching her campaign for party leader and prime minister, Liz Truss said something that barely registered amid the big tax-cutting…