China, ‘consequences’ have consequences of their own
The Chinese leadership, through their mouthpieces in their embassies in Canberra, London and Washington, are these days mouthing veiled and…
EXCLUSIVE: Ripping off Clinton fits the bill for flailing Albo?
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow. Or about how you can hold on to your job, anyway, if you happened to…
Australia can’t hit smoking targets by going cold-turkey
Australia has tried gums, patches, sprays, high excise taxes, and plain packaging. But for the last decade, Australia has collectively…
In Los Angeles, school’s out…forever?
Americans have mixed feelings about opening schools this fall. Some — like the Trump administration’s Department of Education — want…
Andrew Cuomo’s Midsommar
Andrew Cuomo has turned his governor’s office into Pee-Wee’s pandemic playhouse. He has giant cotton swabs and foam mountains that…
Stripping Julian Lewis of the Tory whip could backfire on Boris
Boris Johnson hasn’t had as much authority over his MPs as he might have expected over the past few months.…
What ‘oppressive monocultural society’ do we have to tear down?
Hamlet summed up the problem of how to be good, “there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes…
Extra, extra — read all about us!
Instead of telling us about America, or even the world outside, American journalists now tell us about other American journalists. The…
Starmer’s weaknesses are on show at PMQs
Keir-mania. Is it possible? Can we imagine it? Stadiums full of besotted voters chanting his name in frenzies of adoration.…
Apple has struck a blow against the EU’s out-of-control federalists
A massively profitable American technology giant that pays small amounts of tax on vast profits, while massively over-charging for products that quickly…
Is it a ‘transphobic lie’ to say ‘only females get cervical cancer’?
A long, long time ago – by which I mean last month – I was firmly under the impression that…
Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine is showing positive signs
I am hearing there will be positive news soon (perhaps tomorrow) on initial trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine that…
How to deal with an aggressive China: lessons from Australia
What can the UK learn from Australia and its occasionally rocky relationship with China? The welcome decision to ban Huawei from…
What’s up with Banksy’s mask propaganda?
Is Banksy a Tory propagandist now? His latest juvenile stunt suggests he might be. On the day the government announced…
Erdogan, Hagia Sophia and the rebirth of an Islamic Turkey
Here in Greece the temperature is rising. As July rolls on, the heat thickens: people become irritable in 40 degrees.…
Fake fact-checkers fall flat on Michael Shellenberger’s apology for apocalyptic climate claims
Facebook fact-checkers have tagged veteran environmentalist Michael Shellenberger’s Forbes article as “partly false.” The widely shared article, ‘On Behalf Of…
Why face masks weren’t compulsory during WW2
Britain has been here before when it comes to furores about face masks. Exactly 80 years ago the same argument…
The hypocrisy of Turkey and Pakistan’s Islamophobia claims
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a sucker for conquest symbolism. As Covid-19 restrictions were being eased this year, he ensured that…
Revealed: the Victorian government’s hotel quarantine judicial inquiry debacle
Premier Andrews of Victoria announced last week a “judicial inquiry” into the hotel quarantine program which has apparently caused the…
Forget about a catchy tag for the economic corona crisis. How do we get out of it?
Living standards, livelihoods and business survival are at stake as the pandemic — and government responses to it — wreak…
Republicans: time to accept the truth of the matter
With all the focus republican lobbyists have placed on the Palace Letters – a move that has backfired considerably –…
Meghan Markle puts on her big girl pants
Meghan Markle was the keynote speaker for the virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit on Tuesday. In her first major speaking…
Source: ‘Dozens of instances of bullying and harassment’ at New York Times
‘Bari Weiss’s letter was tame,’ a New York Times insider tells me. ‘She could have named names. She could have said,…
Break-up Big Tech? It’s complicated
There are only two unity tickets in United States politics at present. These are distrust of China and distrust of…
What is the point of the New York Times?
Earlier today, Bari Weiss resigned from the New York Times and published a devastating letter of resignation on her website…
