High life
Gstaad It snowed on the last two days of August up here, and why not? We’ve traded freedom of speech…
Who would risk being a government adviser?
Poor Tony Abbott. It would seem being prime minister of Australia doesn’t bring you to the attention of the British…
Puzzle no. 621
Black to play. Rios–Adams, Online Olympiad, August 2020. The White king is running short of squares. Which move did Adams…
Internet trouble
It was as baffling to me as quantum entanglement. Every time the Algerian player on the Zoom call shared his…
Solution to 2471: Inky
The unclued lights can be preceded by BLACK. First prize Stephanie Reeve, Papworth Everard, CambridgeRunners-up Hilda Ball, Belfast; Peter Chapman,…
Antifa for Biden
Hey folks, it’s me, your friendly neighborhood antifa ringleader. You may recognize me from such news clips as ‘Small group…
Inside Boris Johnson’s Brexit call with Tory MPs
This evening Boris Johnson used a video call to address Conservative MPs following unease over No. 10’s Brexit tactics. With…
Leading vs lying
At his short Thursday news briefing, President Trump laid out the many successes that the United States has enjoyed in…
Why a Covid vaccine won’t be a ‘get out of jail’ card
When Covid-19 vaccines arrive, are people going to agree to have them? Most of the world’s advanced economies have chosen…
What the hell happened to Bob Woodward?
Famed reporter Bob Woodward is dropping his new book about President Trump, Rage, next week. Woodward has already leaked the…
Boris Johnson can’t afford many more weeks like this one
Boris Johnson will address his MPs tonight – and they are in need of some soothing. This week has strained relations…
Want to ‘save the Earth’? Buy the Guardian
Nothing like a bit of alarmism to flog a few newspapers. In an apparent bid to capitalise off the Extinction…
What will happen in the debates?
From late September through to mid-October, Americans will get to watch Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate three times. Mike…
UK agrees ‘historic’ trade deal with Japan
The UK and Japan have this morning agreed a new free trade deal between the two countries. With International Trade Secretary…
Is the British Library really a ‘great symbol of British imperialism’?
Architects are taught during training of the ‘looks like’ trap: just because a building resembles another building – or indeed…
Why university isn’t for me
‘So, what uni are you going to?’ It’s a question sixth form students are often asked. But for me, the…
Footballers in, desperate Australians who want to see dying loved ones? How do you help us win the election?
Only the ‘compassionate’ left on Twitter could trend #ScottyTheBully as a defensive response to the cruel, heartless Annastacia Palaszczuk and…
In defence of Boris’s ‘Rule of Six’
It wasn’t supposed to be like this, was it? Six months after the imposition of lockdown, we were meant to…
Five vital steps to restore confidence in corona case calculations
The calculation error in COVID-19 projections made by the Peter Doherty Institute and incorporated into the National Cabinet response revealed…
Borderline decisions
On June 14, 1883, a momentous event took place on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. The opening…
Victoria Police, RUOK?
Victoria Police – not content with their heavy handed enforcement of Covid-19 restrictions – are now trolling the public on…
The great Liberal death wish
How much can a koala bear? Well, we’ll soon find out in New South Wales as the Nationals are threatening…
