Inside Labour’s post-election PLP meeting – ‘We lost the f—ing election’
The first meeting of the parliamentary Labour party since the party’s disastrous election defeat began with a round of applause.…
Why Labour will struggle to win back the working class vote
Just how could the Conservatives win so many seats in working class areas in the Midlands and North, areas which…
We’re heading for a Singapore-style Brexit, no matter what Boris does
Reactions to the landslide victory of Boris Johnson have been rather positive on the other side of the Channel. German…
Boris Johnson’s forgotten people?
With an ascendant, centre-right leader triumphing over an avowedly socialist opponent in an epoch-making general election, just as Robert Menzies…
Putin is cackling as the Democrats debauch democracy
The brutal, brazen and belligerent partisanship of the Democrats in their grubby attempt — soon to be failed attempt —…
Putting the Christ back into politics: a Christmas message for the PM
Dear Prime Minister I trust you will not take offence at my presuming to give you advice, particularly since your…
Boris Johnson will block the Brexit transition being extended in law
Those who thought Boris Johnson would exploit his huge majority to be flexible on the end-2020 deadline for negotiating a…
Here’s a news year resolution for the ABC and the leftie media: reject all violence
Who decided some violence was more equal than others? The streets of London have erupted as violent socialist protestors clash…
Listen: Labour MP claims BBC ‘consciously’ undermined Corbyn
The last few days have seen a rapidly coarsening Labour debate over who is ultimately responsible for the party’s historic…
Will the new Tory MPs truly ‘change politics for the better’?
It’s the first proper day in the Commons for newly-elected MPs, though many of them took part in induction sessions…
Will Brexit save Corbynism?
In the immediate aftermath of an election, its meaning is established. Once this is fixed, it is almost impossible to…
So, how did I do?
Few tasks are more daunting than writing an election forecast which won’t appear in print until after the result; so…
‘Feeling like we are doing something’
Overlooked in all the bushfire brouhaha of last week was a telling exchange between a Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon (the…
Some feminists want to kill men, Pauline Hanson wants to honour them
“You deserve to be honoured”. These are the words of Senator Pauline Hanson to Australian men in an important speech…
Jezza or Greta: can you spot the difference?
Here’s Greta Thunberg telling porkies about not being able to get a seat on a train: And here’s Jeremy Corbyn…
Brexit’s done, now for our Clexit
Thanks to Boris Johnson, Brexit will now occur. And thanks to Donald Trump, the United States will exit the destructive…
We don’t trust government? Good!
The latest Australian Election Survey has found trust in government is at an all-time low, and our pollies and pundits…
Never underestimate Boris Johnson
Much of the political class is still in a state of shock. Many are tempted to echo Lord Melbourne: ‘What…
This could be Boris’s ‘Nixon goes to China’ moment
This “Brexit election” was about a lot more than Britain and the European Union. It was about the future of…
Let’s hear it for the nation state
Congratulations to Boris Johnson. They’ve been comparing him to Churchill, and while it might be a little hyperbolic, this is…
Left-leaning leaders doom their parties
The evidence is in. Jeremy Corbyn has done as Malcolm Turnbull almost did and Bill Shorten definitely did and Anthony Albanese is now doing:…
A Christmas comedy special: the dunderhead democracy deniers
It’s panto season in London and the greatest show in town is undoubtedly the British general election result and the…
Corbyn’s Labour was backed by 10m voters. We’re defeated, but not finished
I’ve been a lefty for long enough to be pretty familiar with the sensation of losing elections. I remember weeping…
The Tories know they must deliver for their new voters
‘If Darlington high street isn’t visibly better in four years’ time, we’ll be in trouble’, one of Boris Johnson’s confidants…
Boris’s big strength could soon become a Tory weakness
First, a clarification. I may previously have suggested that Boris Johnson is an unprincipled egomaniac wholly lacking in both moral…
