What the Oprah interview means for the monarchy
An institution that weathered and survived the abdication crisis and the aftermath of the death of Diana Princess of Wales…
Harry and Meghan’s incendiary accusations
Well! On the bright side, Oprah Winfrey got her money’s worth. Also on the bright side, Prince Harry is sixth…
Thorns among the roses: Dave Sharma’s International Women’s Day debacle
Liberal politician Dave Sharma handed out pink flowers on International Women’s Day, sending all the petals on Twitter into a…
Seven bombshell claims – Meghan and Harry’s interview
The Royal Family is waking up to a series of allegations set to rock the monarchy following Prince Harry and…
Ben Shapiro’s battle with Hollywood
The sacking of Gina Carano is still creating waves in Hollywood. The martial artist turned movie actress was dropped from…
Daniel Andrews’ corroborree of jobbery. Part III: the gold rush
“Yet out of the very roots of the grass we shake gold. We can see the particles shining as we…
Ban the swastika
Free speech purists might fret that a law banning the display of Nazi symbols – even though distasteful – amounts…
How Daniel Andrews can still control Victoria – even once he’s gone
Last sitting week the Victorian Government, with support of most of the opposition, placed a ban on fracking in the…
The danger of mocking Nigel Farage
He’s gone. Again. Even casual watchers of UK politics will be used to Nigel Farage quitting…and then returning.But this time,…
Is it time to measure Covid differently?
According to government figures the toll of Covid 19 so far has been 124,419 deaths (if you define a Covid…
Why Edinburgh’s Adam Smith statue should stay
In the wake of the Black Lives Matters protests last year, Edinburgh Council announced the creation of the ‘Slavery and…
What the Pope’s visit means for Iraq
You could be forgiven for taking a cynical view of Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq this weekend. How could the…
Time to stop standover tactics by the Tax Office against small business
The Federal government’s small business agency, the Small Business Ombudsman, has called for major changes to the way the Australian Taxation…
Fake views: the problem with Netflix documentaries
Netflix gets a lot of stick for being woke these days – and not just from this parish. And when you…
Will the SNP finally see sense on its flawed Hate Crime Bill?
The saga of the SNP’s Hate Crime Bill is drawing to a conclusion. This week, Holyrood will cast a decisive vote…
Brexit and gender are off limits for aspiring authors
When a small US publisher accepted my first book for young adults, ‘Crosstrack’, it wasn’t long before things went pear…
This week on Spectator Australia TV
Here it is – the latest episode of Spectator Australia TV and CounterCulture. While you’re there don’t forget to subscribe…
Is America overstimulated?
The last thing anyone would accuse Joe Biden of is being overstimulated. But the Senate’s rapid approval of his pandemic…
What can Laurence Fox hope to achieve with his bid for London mayor?
As if the politics of the Western world wasn’t well past parody already, this weekend sees Laurence Fox throwing his…
Why is the Pope trolling Traditional Catholics?
In Rome in October 2019 a young traditional or ‘Trad’ Catholic man grabbed several small Amazonian ‘mother earth’ statues from a church near the Vatican and threw them into the River Tiber. The five small wooden statues had…
What does Belarus’s opposition leader want?
There is an assumption that those fighting tyranny must instead want Western-style democracy, that the arc of history bends towards…
The big state won’t save our post-Covid world
The big state is back. The Budget puts Britain on a path to having the highest tax levels since the…
The Brownshirts have gone digital and they’ve cancelled Grandpa
The Brownshirts are back and this time they’re digital, best exemplified on 18 February when 22-year-old student activist Momoko Nojo…
Writers block
Was it Snoopy who said Being-A-Writer means never having to complete your novel? I’ve been thinking a lot about being…
The ABC wants to redefine ‘paedophilia’ for the sake of sensitivity?
The problem with so-called Progressives is that the very term they use to describe themselves begs a question that they…
