Lockdown has added to the pain of my mum’s Covid death
Last week, my mum died. In just a few short minutes, she went from being a living, breathing human, to…
A brief history of absolute nonsense
Robert W Welch Jr was, shall we say, an interesting bloke. You might think that a chap who made a…
Is the past being rewritten in LGBT+ history month?
Did you know that February is LGBT+ history month? If you have a ‘progressive’ employer you probably do. Banks, universities, local councils,…
Is the SNP prepared for Scotland’s next financial crisis?
As the world continues its fight against Covid-19, the Scottish National Party has been busy plotting Scotland’s exit from the UK. If…
If a picture says a thousand words…
This weekend shot says it all in just two: Albo’s rooted. We have never seen the leader of a major…
Forget Super Bowl Sunday, it’s hyperbole month in Washington
“Like Lincoln, Biden comes to power at a time when a country is torn between conflicting visions of reality and…
Vaccination is pushing England’s population immunity to new heights
England’s population immunity to Coronavirus now stands at almost 39 per cent — a rise of 25 per cent since…
The myth of Saint Jacinda
Every time I read another excitable media article about New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, I am reminded of an…
Carrie Symonds and the cult of rewilding
Carrie Symonds is to join the Aspinall Foundation as its new head of communications, in a move very much on-brand…
Who remembers what happened last month?
Precisely one month ago today a truly extraordinary, appalling event occurred. Astonishingly, it seems few people can instantly bring to…
Flawed democracy
In an interesting report by Catherine Philp in the UK Times, we learn that the coronavirus has seriously damaged democratic…
Covid notes
Beyond the quarantine fiasco While the mismanagement of the hotel quarantine in Melbourne has been in the news, a more…
US notes
Every idea is an incitement When the outgoing 45th President of the United States vouchsafed to his audience at The…
It’s a sin
It’s easy to forget what Russell T. Davies has achieved to date. Twenty-odd years ago, Queer As Folk altered a…
Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli
For 60 years, in an idyllic location at Kirribilli, the Ensemble Theatre has been providing entertainment in an intimate format.…
Kiwi Life
Dear Australia, I would like to formally offer an apology on behalf of New Zealand. I have no authority to…
Aussie Language
The North American Scrabble Players Association, has issued a list of 236 banned words – all deemed to be ‘offensive…
