Sick, sad and confused
I feel tormented this week. I want to drink. I want to suck dick. I want to self-destruct. I’m fighting an…
ScoMo can’t kowtow to China over coronavirus
On Saturday, the Morrison Government announced that it was partially lifting its China travel ban to allow Chinese Year 11…
Forget dumbing down of schools. What about dumbing down of teachers?
As students returned to school over the past few weeks, a new crop of graduate teachers was well-equipped to talk…
Harvey Weinstein shows the system works
It doesn’t matter what side of politics you’re on. Neither does it matter which side of the culture wars you…
Memo Dr Bandt: coronavirus concern is not racism
When Green’s leader Adam Bandt tweeted about last week’s shooting in Hanau, Germany, it became evident that he does understand what racism is. …
It’s time for an honest debate about the cost of net zero
When the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) launched its report on the feasibility of entirely decarbonising the UK economy, we…
Can Macron halt the rise of Islamic extremism?
Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his plan to combat the rise of Islamic extremism in France. Stressing that his fight was…
Andy Khawaja: ‘The whistleblower’
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. It’s after 2 a.m. in Club 38, a nightspot in…
Built to last in the internet age
Peter Kirstein – a creator of the internet and the man who helped Queen Elizabeth hit ‘send’ on her first…
Counting the cost of coronavirus
It’s unprecedented for a public health crisis to disrupt the global economy, but China’s coronavirus epidemic is doing just that.…
We should be ashamed of domestic violence – and the cheapening of life and love
A horrific crime was committed in Brisbane last week when a man incinerated his wife and three children before stabbing…
The Wallan derailment shows why we should get serious about high speed rail
Shortly before 8:00 pm last Thursday, the Sydney-Melbourne XPT train derailed near Wallan, 45 kilometres north of Melbourne. Eleven of…
Bernie Sanders is The Corbynizer
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. Historians of the future, if there are any, will note…
The Hannah Clarke tragedy: even more reason for the family law inquiry to proceed
Australia is still reeling, utterly horrified, after the unspeakable murder of Hannah Clarke and three young children at the evil…
When will Joe Biden accept it’s all over?
In Iowa, Americans had to wait the entire night before a caucus winner was declared. Today in Nevada, the wait…
Britain is booming – despite Brexit
After the vote for Brexit, it was often said that our departure from the EU was most likely to harm…
Who punches a 65-year old over politics?
Hours after releasing a controversial policy, the CEO of the Returned and Services League in Western Australia was punched in…
What if Bernie actually wins the nomination?
Bernie Sanders has a long way to go yet before he locks up the Democratic nomination. He fell short of…
Sand-storm! Bernie is coming for Trump
The Bern is getting scorching. Bernie Sanders didn’t just defeat his opponents in Nevada — he crushed them. The bedwetters in…
EXCLUSIVE: Forget Newspeak, meet Lovespeak
If you were still in any doubt as to George Orwell’s powers of prediction, then just consider this. The ANZ bank…
What’s woke this week?
Another week, more pearls from the world of woke where perception, rather than reality, is everything. That old Speccie favourite, Hanoi Jane, has been back in…
Trade talks between the UK and the EU are heading for a blow-up
‘The reality is the talks will blow up shortly’. As I say in the Sun this morning, this is the…
The post-Brexit bounce seems to have stuck, for now
The post-election economic bounce appears to be more than a fluke. Positive news came in waves this week, as data…
Boris’s main opposition is his party’s ageing demographics
If you want to see why Britain’s future will be so decrepit, look at the dramas on ITV. Unlike the…
