The never-ending smugness of the NeverTrumpers
In March 2016 as Donald Trump looked likely to be the Republican party’s nominee to run for president, more than 100 foreign…
Putin’s festive message: the world’s naughty, but I’m nice
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. When a reclusive figure comes bearing gifts, when the air is full…
Woke and broke: what’s honourable about Victoria?
Time and common sense have appropriately bourne witness to the disappearance of centuries-old parliamentary extravagances such as gowns, wigs, frilly…
Meet the skinless chickens (AKA our university vice-chancellors)
Australia came to a fork in the road. The private sector went one way. The public sector the other, singing…
Clementine and Gillard? Together? Am I dreaming of a blight Christmas?
News headlines throughout 2020 have pretended to be concerned about the soaring male suicide rate. We’ve seen the government allocate unprecedented…
Fishing is now the sole major obstacle to a Brexit deal
Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson spoke this evening to try and give the negotiations a shove. The statement…
Liz Truss’s equalities speech is a sign of things to come
Liz Truss has set the cat among the pigeons today with a speech entitled ‘the new fight for fairness’. The…
The world demands courage, not cowardice
The free world is looking to the United States with apprehension. Since Churchill handed the mantle to Roosevelt, the US…
The resurgence of the New York Republican
Have you met Tina? You may have seen her this month leading a charge outside Mac’s Public House on Staten…
Where is the Conservatives’ post-Brexit agenda?
What’s the point of Brexit? We are told it is to take back control, but that is a means to…
Can any country dodge the Covid bullet?
The government is yet again under fire for its handling of Covid-19, as cases rise across parts of the country.…
Germany is in the grip of a Covid crisis
Germany’s ‘lockdown light’ strategy has failed: the country, which has been widely-praised for its response to the pandemic, recorded a daily…
Will Macron start an EU Covid chain reaction?
The Elysée palace has just confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, after developing symptoms this…
Government by the people but not for the people
I’m no doubt in a minority, but I believe that the American governing model, with a Montesquieu-ian separation of powers…
There’s no point saying we’re outperforming all advanced economies if you’re introducing job limiting laws, Josh
The Morrison government has introduced a new industrial relations bill to parliament, with their hopes set on getting rid of…
The other coronavirus toll
We know all too well about the coronavirus death toll, but what about its household and financial impact? Treasurer Josh…
Tulsi Gabbard’s last stand
Tulsi Gabbard will retire from Congress at the end of the year. The Hawaii representative is going out with a…
The states have hijacked power policy – and activists are coming for the sceptic’s seats
State governments have now taken control of electricity policy from the Commonwealth. Although state control potentially allows alternative approaches to…
Boris Johnson’s Christmas Covid gamble
Boris Johnson is taking a gamble with his decision to stick with the easing of Covid restrictions for Christmas. The…
The Democrats don’t care what you think about their scandals
I’ve watched with a mixture of amusement and surprise over the last few days as my right-wing friends have descended…
Biden should embrace Britain’s new Indo-Pacific strategy
While final negotiations on the UK’s relationship with the EU continue to drag, No. 10 is moving rapidly to expand…
Europe’s slow vaccine approval is testing Germany’s patience
The Bundestag can’t be an easy place to be a politician right now. At the start of the pandemic, Germany…
Why is the National Trust so determined to lecture its members?
Can the National Trust dumb down any further? Its latest crazed venture, the Colonial Countryside project, is ‘a child-led history…
Meet Dictator Dan’s Department of Fairness
To be honest I really couldn’t believe what I was seeing. For all the spin-doctoring, the hundreds of thousands paid…
Bring out McGimp
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan isn’t a native sandgroper. He’s from Newcastle and only washed up in the West thanks…
