The New York Times hits out at panto
Pantomime has been an essential part of British theatre for generations. Not only is it often a child’s first, magical…
And the winner is Syd-en-ney
It’s miserable in Melbourne today. At the time of writing, the rain has apparently turned to constant drizzle, but the…
Keir Starmer needs to find his own Guilty Men
This is a week of bittersweet anniversaries for the Labour party. It is now 72 years since Clement Attlee’s government…
The inequality of left-wing equality
Why is it that the only nation on earth, the United States of America, that is dedicated to the proposition…
Barra Mundi is toxic for the Coalition
If the counting trend continues, Labor’s Kristy McBain will win the Eden-Monaro by-election by a mere handful of votes. Just…
Farewell, dear Hong Kong
There was no way to know that the last trip I took to Hong Kong just a few years ago…
College elites and defunding the police
In the first weeks of my freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania, I heard the phrase ‘abolish the police’…
Activism, anxiety and anger
Fascinating research into the “Anger Activism Model” has looked at the link between people’s attitudes and their behavioural intentions. The…
Offence-taking has ruined comedy
I’m watching television more uncritically than usual but still can’t stomach the format of Live at the Apollo. It features…
How will history judge our behaviour during COVID-19?
A local primary school community recently presented to its teachers a framed letter of appreciation for their leadership, initiative and…
EXCLUSIVE: What you haven’t read about Eden-Monaro and the Labor leadership
Labour appears to have won the Eden-Monaro by-election. Appears to have. That’s about as strong as we can get —…
Can the republic survive?
‘A republic, if you can keep it.’ That was Ben Franklin’s famous response when asked, as the Constitutional Convention ended…
The Black Lives Matter UK reverse-ferrets
As the first Black Lives Matter protests began to take place in the UK, following the killing of George Floyd…
Trump takes on anti-nationalism
Even the most ardent Trumpist must admit that it has been a bad few months for the President. The COVID-19…
The next culture war will be over climate change
It is steadily becoming clear where the woke brigade will go once the current moral panic over racism has run…
The Greens defence policy? Smile and say “Nĭ hăo”
How did the Greens react to this week’s defence announcement by the PM? With all the logic you’d expect from…
Now isn’t the time for an NHS pay rise
Across Britain, the rainbow pictures are coming down. But in some houses, they are being replaced with new, more political…
Get ready for Starmer’s Brexit conversion
A new problem is looming for Sir Keir Starmer: a leader of the opposition needs some shop windows if he…
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Could the wheels finally be coming off the greatest hoax of the last fifty years? Is it too much to…
