The turf
How wonderful after three years to have the crowds back to enjoy the glorious concoction of skill, bravery, razzmatazz and…
Heart’s content
According to Pliny the Elder, Scipio Aemilianus was the first man to shave daily. The origin of the name Boeing…
Nakamura’s place
Wesley So won the final Fide Grand Prix, which was held in Berlin earlier this month. But it was Hikaru…
Why Rishi shouldn’t quit
Perhaps I should stress from the get-go that I do not know Rishi Sunak. So far as I know, we’ve…
Who can put the toothpaste of inflation back in its tube?
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s food price index rose 13 per cent last month to stand a third higher…
Aesopian
To evade algorithms that hunt down forbidden words, users of platforms like TikTok employ cryptic synonyms. So deadbecomes unalive, and…
Bridge
I went cycling in the Pyrenees with my teenagers last week. Every time we stopped for a break, out came…
Wild Geese of wine
The Irish rarely understate their achievements. Yet there is one exception. Over the centuries, the links between Catholic Ireland and…
Humanity’s limitless potential for evil
In last Saturday’s Weekend Australian, Geoffrey Robertson argued that sanctions against Putin and his supporters must be tightened, (What responsibility do…
Free speech shouldn’t depend on billionaires
If you take any interest in social media, Silicon Valley, or the culture wars — which all seem to be…
Boris isn’t safe yet
It is worth thinking back to late January when Boris Johnson’s premiership seemed in the greatest danger. As I say…
The next phase of the Ukraine war will be bloody
The war in Ukraine is about to enter an even deadlier stage, one in which both Kyiv and Moscow will…
Russia’s dark path towards the death penalty
In Russia these days, the reintroduction of the death penalty has a grim inevitability about it. There has been a…
What are the Tories for?
It’s an odd accusation to levy at Boris Johnson’s government, but the Conservative party feels grey. Flights of fancy suggesting…
Ignore the dollar doomsayers
So, it’s official. The global rating agency S&P has determined that the Russian government has defaulted on part of its…
Easter traditions from around the world
You know where you are with Christmas. Trees, carols, nativity plays, holly and ivy, presents, mince pies, crackers, Dickens, It’s…
The real danger Marine Le Pen poses to the EU
As the French Presidentielle hots up for the final vote on Sunday week, both Macron and Le Pen are fighting…
Love is love – unless you disagree
When it comes to transgender issues, our Prime Minister is a weathervane trapped in a man’s body. His pronouns are…
Spotting cracks in the first home deposit scheme
Canberra’s extension of the First Home Deposit Scheme, Regional Home and Family Home Guarantees is set to put another 50,000 Australians…
Down with the ‘Third World War’ doomsayers
Some people are always telling you that the world is soon to end. In the old days many of them…
Dr Murphy, Cultural Marxism, and the desecration of truth
Who would you trust the most? A person who has dedicated their life to helping others but is a Christian?…
I want my country back
I hope the day returns when I am not surprised by the events unfolding before my eyes. The older I…
