Shades of the prison house
For Jean-Paul Dubois, as for Emily Dickinson, ‘March is the month of expectation’. A prolific writer, he limits his literary…
Campbell Newman is asking tougher questions than the corporate media
The last two years have seen unprecedented use of the word ‘unprecedented’ by Australian journalists. Conflating the limits of their…
Could this kitty swing the midterms for the Demo-cats?
President Biden must not be feline optimistic about his paltry poll numbers, particularly after his landmark Build Back Better Act…
Does Keir Starmer really want Boris Johnson to step down?
It’s time for Boris Johnson to go, says Keir Starmer. Angela Rayner agrees: ‘Fundamentally the British public are starting to see that…
Why the Met’s partygate redaction makes legal sense
Having said just days ago that they had no objection to Sue Gray’s report being published, the Met have now…
How long can the SNP ignore Scotland’s looming fiscal timebomb?
A new report from Holyrood’s finance and public administration committee is unusually blunt in its assessment. But is the SNP…
Has Cressida bailed out Boris?
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ was the ministerial mantra last week. And wait, we all have, as the days have ticked…
The Met calls for the redaction of Sue Gray’s report
After a week of speculation about the release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, its publication has now been complicated…
The dangerous alliance between Russia and China
The growing alliance between Russia and China is something we shouldn’t lose sleep over, their long history of mutual suspicion…
Ukraine isn’t the West
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Just 90 miles from the American mainland, the attempt…
Victoria’s pandemic of political failure
The government’s handling of the Covid pandemic in Victoria has been deplorable. But while the temptation is to blame Daniel…
Feminism’s embarrassing fall from ‘Grace’
If the past couple of years has taught us anything, it is that the current wave of feminism has become…
Summer’s worst political commentators…
So how is your summer going? Trousers off, melting ice cream on the car seat, screaming children in the back,…
Read: Tucker Carlson on Ukraine, ethno-nationalism and M&Ms
This week, Tucker Carlson spoke to Freddy Gray on the latest episode of Spectator TV. You can watch their conversation…
Serbia’s revenge: Rio Tinto pays for Morrison’s hubris
There may be no ‘official’ connection, but it’s impossible not to side-eye the sudden decision by the Serbian government to…
Prince Andrew’s high-risk sex case strategy could easily backfire
Prince Andrew isn’t known for his shy and retiring nature. That much has been clear, at least, from the saga of…
Asking about male inmates in women’s jails isn’t transphobic
One of the joys of living through a period of cultural revolution is watching all the new moralities arrive and…
Playboy’s shameless bid to distance itself from Hugh Hefner
‘Get woke, go broke’ is the rule that explains the collapse of so many powerful institutions which profess social justice…
Has MI5 learned its lesson from the Manchester Arena bombing?
The Manchester Arena Inquiry has adjourned for three weeks as its chairman Sir John Saunders considers the last, and most secret, part…
Why Denmark has called for the end of Covid restrictions
England has been described by some as an outlier in that the government is lifting Plan B restrictions in spite…
How can we keep the memory of the Holocaust alive?
‘If people like me do not proclaim their experiences for others to hear, then future generations will not learn the…
No one should celebrate the decline of America
Where is America? Like an old friend who hasn’t been in touch for years, you wonder if its silence is…
Boris’s Brexit bonanza
Tory whips are working overtime to win round waverers as Boris Johnson struggles to rescue his flailing premiership. Among the arguments being…
Life after Plan B: are we ready for the ‘new normal’?
Is Covid over? With Plan B restrictions finally lifted, there’ll be no more working from home. Masks will no longer…
