Pestminster’s return spells trouble for Boris
Some male MPs behave ‘like animals’. In the wake of the recent spate of bad behaviour among our lords and masters, Attorney…
The hole at the heart of Boris Johnson’s premiership
No. 10 will be waiting nervously at 10pm on Thursday. Will the end of voting in the local elections bring…
Britain is accepting of trans people – but sceptical of the ideology
Two things all journalists and all politicians should always remember. Britain is not Twitter. Britain is not America. The nasty…
Maybe Trump was right
Adam Creighton has a recent good piece in The Australian arguing, essentially, that Trump got most things right. It’s hard to argue…
Propaganda unleashed
Putin’s right-hand man and Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, has publicly described propaganda and disinformation as weapons of equal standing in…
Re-vamping the Pacific: will Australia ‘step up’ or ‘step out’?
In 2014, I wrote a short piece on the Pacific Islands that found its way, surprisingly, across the globe and into the Bangladeshi…
It was International Lesbian Visibility Week…
It’s International Lesbian Visibility Week. I don’t know if that means lesbians will be getting around in Hi-Vis jackets, or…
The electric scooter ban doesn’t make sense
Is there anything we use in everyday life which was not, at some point on its journey to acceptance, denounced…
Miss Brexit? Another bust-up is looming
In the past few months, relations between the UK and the EU have been the best they have been since…
The Biden Bust is here
A wave of government spending would reboot the economy. Fairer taxes would pay for restored infrastructure. Skills would be improved,…
This is how to save the Union
Devolution has failed in Scotland. Nothing that follows will be of use to you if you remain in denial of…
Putin’s war is uniting eastern Europe
When president Zelensky spoke to us in the Romanian parliament, it was his first international address after the horrors of…
The cruelty of Jacinda Ardern’s immigration policy
‘Kindness and not being afraid to be kind,’ says New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, is the key to her leadership.…
The EU is trying to bring Hungary to heel
If there was a word in Euro-speak for ‘Move on, nothing to see here,’ the EU would undoubtedly have used…
Gender dysphoria: a modern pandemic?
I should start this article by stating my credentials. I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or paediatrician; however, over the…
Koala apocalypse? It ain’t science
Koalas eat soft young shoots. They cannot survive on a diet of healthy mature eucalypt leaves. When Aboriginal people maintained…
Nuke or no nuke?
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine on February 24 of this year. Within three days of commencing…
Dear Anthony Albanese, please calm the children
This open letter is meant to reassure you and ask you to – in turn – reassure Australia’s children that…
Why Brussels fears Elon Musk
Thierry Breton, the European Commission for the internal market, lost no time in rattling his sabre at Twitter as soon…
Will Ron DeSantis run against Donald Trump?
Last week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis took two big steps to solidify his popularity with the Republican base, not only…
Why Russian sanctions won’t topple Putin
Are sanctions against Russia working? Two months on from the first targeting of Russian banks and oligarchs, Putin’s grip on power…
How Russia is splitting the EU
Russia is turning off the gas to Poland; the country’s state-owned gas supplier has refused to pay Gazprom in roubles.…
Is Putin about to invade Moldova?
‘If you don’t like how the table is set, turn over the table,’ said Frank Underwood, the Machiavellian character played…
Net Zero means ‘no coal’
The reality has finally dawned on Labor that Net Zero means no new coal projects. This is something that the…
Newspoll: a pox on both your houses!
‘A pox on both your houses!’ That famous line from Romeo and Juliet looks like being dusted off by voters…
