Closed borders are unconstitutional – no question
You can’t argue that there is still a national coronavirus emergency that provides an exemption to Section 92 of the…
Unbreakable
It was only nine months ago, but it seems a world away. On 4 August, 2019, on a mild winter’s…
Latham’s law
The new renewables religion There has been a stirring at Stonehenge. The ancient Inca spirits of Machu Picchu are coming…
Dis-con notes
Get a wriggle on, ScoMo Previous Dis-Con Notes (25/04/20 and 16/05/20) proposed eleven policy reforms for Prime Minister Morrison’s consideration.…
Simon Collins
Some people like to round off a meal with a glass of brandy and a cigar; others settle for coffee…
Cover of May issue of Apollo
We are all being digitised one way or another. Performing arts companies, not able to perform, are gamely putting themselves…
US notes
Can Joe Biden prove more popular than Hillary? In the current climate of massive disruption in all countries, political predictions…
Spick and span
I Hoovered on Saturday (or vacuumed as they say in newspapers eager to avoid using a trademark) while my husband…
X number of days to save the economy!
I wonder what the Labour party will use as its scare slogan at the next election? After all, the usual…
Why aren’t liberals fighting for liberty?
It has become a commonplace among social psychologists that one of the characteristics that unites conservatives is our sensitivity to…
Letters
Save the children Sir: Your leading article is correct that the government should have evaluated the detriment caused by shutting…
Why schools should stay shut
Has the stock of any politician fallen more sharply, these past three or four years, than that of Shami Chakrabarti?…
There’s something about dairy
You may be asking yourself: have I reached that point in lockdown where I’m watching Icelandic dramas about the price…
Slaves and skulduggery
If I had a slave owner in my family background I’d probably keep quiet about it. Richard Atkinson, in his…
Bats
‘You’d like me to write about bats? I’ve not held one in earnest for years,’ I said, although I did…
Taking French leave
With more than a dozen acclaimed novels to her name, not to mention short stories, poetry, a memoir and a…
Bridge
Well, what can I say? I have been nowhere. Seen no one. Done nothing. Unless you count watching damaging amounts…
