Macron’s Covid crackdown is a risky bet
Will the French accept compulsory vaccination against Covid? Health passports to get on a plane or train? Children of 12…
The real victim of Kev’s korona kraziness?
As the story of Kevin Rudd’s Pfizer pfuckwittery keeps rolling along, no one seems to have stopped to ask who…
Will fairy dust power New Zealand?
Wishful thinking, allied to government incompetence and the ambition of our Prime Minister, is lining up trouble ahead. In one…
Their ABC: a closed society
Think closed secret societies and what do you come up with – the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, even more closed and secretive…
Reject the propaganda of the sex industry
Following the publication of our piece in the Spectator (“It’s time outrage at sexual exploitation extended to prostitution”), former Liberal Democrat…
Slanging matches at the CPAC Texas carnival
The circus came to Dallas this weekend with a who’s-who of Adderall-ridden e-celebrities for the Texas edition of Conservative Political…
EXCLUSIVE Liberal Senator: we must reject vaccine passports
Everyone should be entitled to make up their own mind about their own medical care. There are many Australians who…
The Afghan withdrawal will only embolden the West’s enemies
‘How many thousands more Americans, daughters and sons, were you willing to risk?’ Biden asked critics of the decision to…
A minimum corporation tax is nothing to celebrate
So is this what the new era of global co-operation looks like? The EU has agreed to delay the introduction…
Johnson urges caution ahead of final easing
How different will life be after 19 July? Not very, if the Prime Minister’s press conference this evening was anything…
Oxford college’s Rhodes hypocrisy revealed
Regular readers of Steerpike may recall last month the 150 Oxford academics who made headlines by boycotting Oriel College and refusing to teach…
Covid: governments have ditched data for glamorous models
On Saturday, The Guardian reported that ‘The final decision about 19 July [Britain’s “Freedom Day”] will be taken on Monday morning, based…
We must help the Afghan interpreters
‘The United States has no obligation to evacuate one, or 100,001, South Vietnamese,’ Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware intoned on…
Sajid Javid says restrictions could return after ‘freedom day’
In another sign of the government’s more cautious approach to the July 19 unlocking, Sajid Javid has just told the…
Isn’t it time social media cracked down on racism?
No sooner had Bukayo Saka’s penalty kick thudded into the gloves of the Italian goalkeeper than you could see it…
Branson vs Bezos: In praise of the billionaire space race
They are rich boys with some very expensive toys. As Richard Branson completes his first space flight, it would be…
Towards a non-discriminatory Covid-19 risk assessment policy
In Australia, a Covid zero infection rate is still fervently pursued by the Commonwealth and states and territories. But the…
What have the Romans ever done for us?
The “Little Italy” Roman Legions in Lygon Street Carlton had their sweet revenge over the John Cleese/Boris Johnson Popular Front…
Pfizer: 100 per cent effective against the Tinfoil Twins
That paragon of journalistic impartiality Laura Tingle had a long and detailed report yesterday on how Kevin Rudd heroically intervened…
We’ve already got Danandrewstan. The nation can’t afford Gladystopia
These are testing times for New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian. This latest Covid outbreak is the biggest since the…
Why can’t the Margaret Court haters be a little more Ash Barty?
Ash Barty’s historic Wimbledon win was a wonderful moment for the whole nation to come together … and to hate…
England had it and they threw it away
England 1 (Shaw) Italy 1 (swarthy cheat) England had it and threw it away. Much the better side in the…
Are ministers prepared for ‘freedom day’?
Is the government having a wobble over ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July? Well, for one thing you won’t hear ministers…
Ron DeSantis, the Great Right Hope
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is carrying an enormous burden, whether he knows it or not. As of right now, he…
The Oldest Culture? Aboriginal astronomy
The first in a series of articles examining Dark Emu-style claims. Just a few days ago, Bella d’Abrera from the…
