Pandering to women won’t save the Libs
‘Women were the forgotten people in this election’, pronounced Katherine Deves on Sky News Australia, following the election. The Liberal candidate…
‘Let us refuse to dance to the tune of the media’: Boris Johnson’s full speech to Tory MPs
Graham (Brady), many thanks for convening this meeting. And I have to tell you I am glad that this vote…
This vote marks the beginning of the end for Boris Johnson
There is a school of thought, expressed by Fraser Nelson here this morning, that the Prime Minister’s Tory opponents have…
Pro-abortion vandals attack the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center
On Friday, June 3, assailants vandalized the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center, not far from Cockburn’s Washington home. An unknown party…
Estonian PM: When will Macron stop talking to genocidal Putin?
Alongside Britain, Estonia has been among Kyiv’s staunchest allies in its efforts to repulse Putin’s forces, delivering more military equipment…
The thrilling misogyny of Love Island
The thought of Love Island starting tonight gives me that same fuzzy feeling I had as a child when I…
The Tories are becoming ungovernable
Today’s no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson is best seen as the next stage of a determined long-term plot to bring…
The attempt to depose Boris may be premature
As Tory MPs vote this evening, Jesse Norman’s letter stands as the most recent case for the deposing of the…
Boris to face confidence vote tonight
After months of anonymous threats and speculation, Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by Tory MPs this evening. Announcing…
Why I can no longer support Boris Johnson
Dear Prime Minister, As you know, I have supported you throughout your career in politics: for Mayor of London in…
Is China testing Albanese?
On the week of the federal election, the first (of what will probably be many) people smuggling boats tested Australia’s…
Fred Nile’s Bill to protect Aboriginal heritage
When I was CEO of the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council (TLALC) I was privileged to have a team of…
Plibersek: lady in waiting
Remember Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong having to sit, teeth clenched, on the ABC’s 2019 election night special as results…
Rape victim’s testimony changed to avoid misgendering attacker
The BBC allegedly altered a rape victim’s quotes in a story it published to avoid ‘misgendering’ her transgender attacker and conform to…
Poor to suffer as the climate wars bite
As Woke South Australian politicians last week declared a ‘climate emergency’, the reality of Australia’s ill-thought-out climate policy is biting families…
The Queen’s long goodbye
Asked at the start of the Golden Jubilee as to which one of the many events he was most looking…
Does integrity matter to the Teals? Let’s see
Before it was taken down last week, the out-sized Josh Frydenberg placard on the side of my home in Surrey…
Prevent and the problem of ‘political correctness’
Britain is reviewing its cornerstone anti-terror programme. As the name implies, Prevent is a strategy designed to stop radicalisation before…
The punk paradox of monarchism
It seems incredible that, 45 years ago, a pop group – the Sex Pistols – could release a record on…
Is the fall of Boris inevitable?
A funny thing happened on the way to the cathedral for the service of thanksgiving to the Queen on Friday.…
Does Macron have a police problem?
Things are spicing up over in France. Not content with tear-gassing British children, the Parisian gendarmerie seem to be turning…
Germany’s stinginess is betraying Ukraine
Bafflement is not quite the right word. Instead, Ukrainian officials and their allies now see Germany through a confused form…
The timeless mystery of Charlie Chaplin
Eleven years ago, I was summoned to the Manoir de Ban, a huge white house overlooking Lake Geneva, to meet…
Trans cyclists leave young mother in third place
The rise of trans-athletes – more specifically, male athletes competing in women’s sports – is going to reach breaking point…
Why did the new Australian PM insult the Queen?
Timing is everything in politics. This week in Canberra a new junior minister, an obscure Australian Labor Party MP named…
