Trump triumphs as hostages freed while peace-haters howl
In a stunning diplomatic coup, the remaining living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have finally been released, marking…
The joy of university
I log in so infrequently these days that Facebook has, I’m pleased to say, nearly given up on me. Like a half-hearted stalker whose…
Can Louis XX save Macron’s France?
From the stability of the Fifth Republic’s institutions, France is regressing to the chronic instability of bygone republics. In eight…
Move over shy Tories – it’s all about shy Reformers now
It was the most blatant and shameless piece of virtue signalling I’d ever seen. After a long day of training…
What happened when Thatcher, the ‘milk snatcher’, came to my school
When Margaret Thatcher, who was born hundred years ago today, came to visit my school I was in the midst…
Why did the FBI spy on Republican Senators?
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee this week revealed that Joe Biden’s FBI spied on eight Republican Senators and a…
Chris Bowen is in denial about renewable energy
Australia will lose critical industries as coal-fired plants shut down
Bridget Phillipson: UK played a ‘key role’ in Gaza peace deal
Bridget Phillipson: ‘We’ve played a key role behind the scenes’ Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire, and Israeli…
The death of Ian Watkins shows our prisons are out of control
Many have celebrated, and perhaps none will have mourned the murder of former Lostprophets frontman and prolific sadistic paedophile Ian…
Don’t blame Trump for the crypto crash
Hundreds of billions have been wiped off the value of the crypto currencies. A prominent Ukrainian blogger and influencer on…
The folly of releasing Hamas terrorists for peace
Sorry to spoil the party, but there’s one aspect of this week’s Middle East peace deal which is pure madness.…
How was Ian Watkins killed in prison?
Why should we care about a degenerate paedophile allegedly put to death by those locked up with him in prison?…
Jeremy Corbyn’s new party is self-destructing
On Friday evening in the Windrush Lounge at The World Transformed conference in Manchester, British socialism was autocannibalising. No more…
Diane Keaton was a true original
The death of the actress Diane Keaton at the age of 79 was greeted with an understandable mixture of sadness…
Why the Maori party keep doing the haka in parliament
Parliamentary proceedings in New Zealand once again screeched to a halt this week after an unsanctioned performance of the haka…
Happy Birthday, Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, who was born 150 years ago today, was once one of my idols. No one else seemed to…
Who killed the London Stock Exchange?
Stock exchanges around the world compete with each other to entice the most exciting companies to sell their shares on…
It’s getting harder for scientists not to believe in God
Many Baby Boomers are sceptical about God. They think that believing in a higher power is probably incompatible with rationality.…
What Margaret Thatcher meant to Hungary
It is a most fitting tribute: an iron and steel statue of the Iron Lady in a city once behind…
Japan has a bear problem
In a scenario out of a horror film, or Werner Herzog documentary perhaps, Japan is experiencing a spate of bear…
What’s happened to the trade paperback?
What’s happened to the trade paperback? To my thinking, it provides the most pleasurable reading experience in the world. And…
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: Australia has not ‘moved left’
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has responded to Paul Kelly’s recent article in The Australian where he asserts that Australia has moved to…
