Donald Trump says he will sue BBC for ‘$1-5 billion’
An audio file taken from Air Force One appears to feature President Donald Trump confirming his intention to sue the…
The Australian Right needs a touch of Disraelian style and glamour
Some of my clever political friends have recently started to refer to me, wryly, as the secret and powerful Disraeli…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks playing into Reform’s hands
Keir Starmer’s ‘reset’ talks between the UK and EU are continuing. Having agreed in principle to renewing the post-Brexit diplomatic…
The scourge of parcel theft sums up modern Britain
‘We’re sorry we missed you; your delivery is scheduled for tomorrow’ the email reads. Another day, another bungled parcel delivery from Evri,…
Why are the worst politicians always so beautiful?
There’s not one damn thing I like about New York’s mayor Zohran Mamdani. I don’t like his politics, his religion,…
What UCL’s blood libel lecture says about Britain
This week at one of Britain’s most prestigious universities, an academic has been accused of sitting in front of a…
Did Hitler really have only ‘one ball’?
Everyone knows the rhyme about Adolf Hitler. The popular ribald wartime song, beloved of school children, has it that: ‘Hitler…
Now they are policing facial expressions
Rolling your eyes at progressive politics could land you in trouble
Cop that!
As Cop 30 grinds to a lamentable end, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon will return to their previous lives…
Equal to any quirk
Richo is dead. The supreme fixer of the Labor party is gone. That wise and moderate man Brian Johns who…
Aussie life
‘Celebrate Spring in Nature’, is the call to action on the Parks Victoria website, which urges us to visit the…
Language
Over the past few weeks I have been collecting media clichés – those empty, meaningless, padding words that have turned…
The persecution of our local politicians
Have a thought for Darren Grimes, the 32-year-old Reform councillor. Since becoming deputy leader of Durham County Council in May,…
