China’s economy is grinding to a halt
Economic growth in China is grinding to a halt. The days of soaring double-digit growth are over, and the malaise…
Which Tory leader does Labour fear the most?
Ask any Labour politician which of the Conservative leadership candidates they fear most and they will most likely say: none…
Britain’s sclerotic state is killing prosperity
To listen to the would-be prime ministers of the Conservative party, things in Britain are going pretty well. Sure, Covid…
Why does Kemi Badenoch want to break up the Treasury?
Conservative leadership elections aren’t usually associated with big policy ideas. But last week Kemi Badenoch put forward a proposal that…
How to not argue at the dinner table
Family dinners, like almost every area of American life, have become a subject of fierce politicization recently. In the years…
Of age and stage: over 50s excluded from workforce
I find it ironic that everyone wants to live a long life but nobody wants to get old. Even fewer…
Sydney: third-worst place for making friends
There is an odd condition known as Prosopagnosia – a cognitive disorder where the ability to recognise familiar faces is…
Ditching Boris was a terrible mistake
Watching the Channel 4 leadership debate last night was thoroughly depressing. If only Boris Johnson’s premiership hadn’t ended in the…
The real winner from last night’s debate
Last night Channel 4 held a 90-minute live event starring Rishi, Liz, Tom, Penny and Kemi. Not a manufactured pop-band…
Glyndebourne goes gender neutral
Angela Rayner caused a bit of a stir a few weeks ago when she rocked up at the Glyndebourne opera…
The next Tory leader should commit to ditching net zero
‘We’re all Keynesians now,’ Richard Nixon reportedly said in 1971 before ushering in a decade of high inflation. In the…
A storm is coming – and none of the leadership candidates are ready
You’ve probably heard the joke about the two hikers facing an angry bear. One changes into his running shoes, telling…
Albo learns nothing from European crisis – doubles down on renewables
Europe (and parts of Asia) are in the middle of an energy, food, social, and economic crisis exacerbated by ‘green’…
Do Tory MPs still represent their members?
As the Tory party leadership race enters its next stage this weekend, one thing is becoming very clear: the two…
Boris 2029!
OK, it might sound a little fanciful, but hear me out. I think there could just be a way for Boris…
Liz Truss was the biggest loser of last night’s debate
Enid Blyton made a lot of money out of the Famous Five. Maybe she could have invented a brand called…
Brave new wombs
Sometime this century, or early in the next, women will no longer have to give birth. Already conception can take…
Dutch tolerance vs. the Great Reset
The Dutch are a tolerant people, and they have a long-standing reputation for that. I lived in the Netherlands for…
Farewell to firm friends
In the space of week Australia has lost two great friends on the international stage. Within days of British Prime…
Brown study
The good news that has just come to hand is that the federal government has decided to keep as a…
