Europe can’t expect America to ride to its rescue against Putin
Joe Biden received a lot of flak for suggesting that Nato might be divided about what to do next if…
What happens if Boris wins a no confidence vote?
The Partygate drama is temporarily paused as Tory MPs wait for Sue Gray to deliver her report. But even once…
Blair is right: Boris doesn’t have a plan for Britain
What can Boris Johnson and the Tories learn from Tony Blair? While Labour’s former leader remains deeply unpopular – and indeed…
Sex, trans rights and the Scottish census
It takes some doing to make a census interesting. So congratulations to the National Records of Scotland (NRS). NRS, which administers…
How lockdown sparked a wave of anxiety among Britain’s children
I knew what ‘anxiety’ meant when I was in primary school. But it was not a word I had cause…
Putin won’t be fazed by Britain’s show of military support to Ukraine
Can the British army afford to take on Russia? That’s the burning question that has been left after Defence Secretary…
The fate of the French Socialists is a warning for Boris Johnson
The defection of Christian Wakeford to Labour has put a spring in the step of the left-wing party. Apparently it…
Who runs Australia – elected politicians or shadowy bureaucrats?
Who runs Australia? Is it the politically accountable politicians elected through the democratic process? Or is it the unidentified, unelected,…
Net Zero frivolity and our emissions reduction fantasy
One of the most tragic aspects of the increasingly unhinged focus on reducing human CO2 emissions at ‘almost all costs’…
George Christensen is a litmus test for liberal politicians
The second season of George Christensen’s political podcast, Conservative One: Pandemic Unmasked, has been extremely well received by Australians. Campaigning…
Has Macron shot France’s energy industry in the foot?
Gas prices are soaring. Europe could be about to witness electricity shortages. Power companies are collapsing by the day, and,…
Against Dominic Cummings
I’m no Westminster insider, but there comes a point when you have to consider that perhaps Carrie Johnson was right…
Melbourne’s medical nihilism in the time of Covid
Victoria has activated state-wide Code Brown emergency measures for the first time in its history on January 18. This means that all…
What the Democrats do next
How long will the Democrats weep for the death of their transformational agenda this week? It’s anyone’s guess. Everyone handles grief…
Boris’s excuse didn’t wash for these Covid lockdown rule breakers
As Boris Johnson battles to survive the Partygate scandal and faces widespread anger from the public and his own MPs,…
Capitol Hill Club falls out with conservative clientele
The Capitol Hill Club, home to DC’s most high-profile Republicans since the 1950s, is on thin ice with its conservative…
Iran’s hidden hand in the Houthi drone strike on Saudi Arabia
Over the past six years, Saudi Arabia and its allies have – not always accurately – dropped western-built munitions worth…
Harry and Meghan’s tax wheeze
Money is very important to Harry and Meghan – as evidenced by their multi-million dollar deals with a string of top…
A Covid amnesty won’t save Boris Johnson now
Timing is everything in politics. Partygate showed the usually sure-footed Boris at his most careless and inept, dwarfing even his…
Travel pass does not mean ‘good to go’
My recent experience in departing and returning from and to Australia has demonstrated the complete disconnect between the Posing Politicians,…
Joe Biden will never change
During a rare press conference today, which lasted well over an hour, President Joe Biden told the press corps that…
Enough with the political correctness
People are intrinsically good and want to please each other. We may have our quirks and foibles, but to be…
Australian jobs held hostage by the ‘Vaccine Wars’
Of all the insanity of the last two years, I think one of the worst issues I have observed is…
Bread and games everybody, bread and games!
Australia is set to achieve 180 per cent vaccination now that the evil Novak Djokovic is out of the way.…
