Asking for a pay rise won’t crash Britain’s economy
The Bank of England has just raised interest rates for the fifth time in the row, warning that inflation is…
How high might interest rates go?
To nobody’s surprise, the Bank of England has hiked its base rate, and, equally unsurprisingly, it has chosen to do…
The end of the Russian dream
I was born in the USSR in 1978 and was just becoming a teenager as the Soviet Union fell. For…
Lindy Chamberlain’s case foreshadowed Covid mania
As the dust settles on Covid, many Australians are still trying to make sense of the radical hysteria that overtook so many…
Do we want banks playing politics?
When you think of ‘moral puritanism’ and ‘virtue’ the banking sector sits somewhere near lawyers, stockbrokers, and used car salesmen.…
Johnny Depp’s restraint
‘Tell the world, Johnny, tell them: “I, Johnny Depp, a man, I’m a victim too of domestic violence,” and see…
Federal ICAC? Be careful what you wish for
The saying ‘the ends justify the means’ is often erroneously attributed to the early 16th century Florentine diplomat and philosopher…
California Pride…?
Children in Los Angeles came across Drag Queens throwing lube while exposing bare breasts and male buttocks at the weekend’s Pride…
The question Boris’s Rwanda plan critics must answer
There are many reasons to oppose Boris Johnson’s government’s policy of removing migrants to Rwanda. There’s certainly a moral case against…
‘Villain’ Elon Musk votes Republican for first time ever
They say you never forget your first. Your first Republican, that is. For Elon Musk, that is Mayra Flores, the…
The European court has seriously overstepped over Rwanda
Last night’s abrupt order from the European Court of Human Rights to ground the first Rwanda deportation flight delighted progressives…
Is the western boycott of Russian oil backfiring?
Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against the Russian invasion has surprised almost everyone outside the country, none more so, presumably,…
How the Treasury maintains its power
Don’t bring a bottle. Your chances of finding a party in full swing down those chilly corridors are close to…
Putin’s Davos flops after sanctions
Oh dear. It seems that starting an unprovoked war is not the best way to inspire foreign investment in your…
Keir Starmer has got the Zzzz…Factor
Is it a fatal handicap for a politician to be dull? Since he became Labour leader two years ago, there…
Progressives, don’t cheer Rwanda’s setbacks
The last-minute halting of the first flight to Rwanda is humiliating for Boris Johnson’s government. An urgent interim measure from…
Gareth Southgate doesn’t know what he’s doing
‘The Hungar Shames’ screamed the Sun after England suffered a mortifying 0-4 defeat to the not so mighty Magyars last…
The Rwanda policy is about sending a message
Is the UK on course to leave the European Convention on Human Rights? This is what some Tory MPs are…
What’s the alternative to the Rwanda plan?
Last night, a Boeing 767 that was supposed to fly 130 asylum seekers to Rwanda returned to Spain without a…
Woolworths’ price-fixing will have unintended consequences
Woolworths intends to ‘price-fix’ essential items in the wake of a cost of living crisis. With inflation set to start…
Why Starmer shouldn’t relaunch
Yesterday’s Times carried a report that will only add to Sir Keir Starmer’s troubles. It quoted several members of the…
NDIS: used or abused?
It is one of life’s sad realities that, as soon as there is an attempt to improve the population’s welfare,…
The Dark Ages for Australian energy
When the sun finally sets on the West, the English-speaking peoples will find out that they are as fragile and…
Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned
I am big on truth in political advertising which is why I think that so called planning departments should be…
Essex police monitor Pride tweets for ‘hate’
Are they police, or are they ideological enforcers? That’s the question many people are asking after British police tweeted their…
