The balance of power in our constitution has been lost
Until recently, we used to comfort ourselves with the thought that the United Kingdom’s uncodified constitution was a great national…
Brace yourselves for the impeachment frenzy
We’re told over and over by fairweather Constitutional scholars that impeachment is a ‘political process.’ Which is to say: it’s not…
Labour is following in the doomed footsteps of the French left
The left no longer exists as a coherent political force in France. Embarrassed in the 2017 presidential election, the Socialist…
Revealed: The SNP’s plan to back Corbyn as temporary PM
The Scottish National Party has come round to the idea that Jeremy Corbyn may shortly have to become temporary caretaker…
Patriarchal poop shaming: how The New York Times went down the toilet
Forget its headline backflips in the face of Twitter onslaughts. Never mind Brett Kavanaugh. If you needed any more proof…
We should be afraid of rising fuel costs, not climate claims
With the children’s week-long climate crusade now approaching its end, the United Nations meeting on climate change, accompanied by the…
China is destroying our universities
The Solomon Islands recently decided to ditch its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan in favour of China, irritating the United States…
Jacques Chirac leaves behind a limited legacy
The death today of the Fifth Republic’s fifth president, at the age of 86, is also the passing of its…
Has the Supreme Court handed Boris Johnson a Brexit escape route?
The Supreme Court’s judgement is the latest constitutional perversion after the Benn act. But ironically it may assist the Government…
Brexit voters do feel betrayed. So why can’t Boris say so?
Rarely has there been such a flagrant display of hypocrisy and cant as there was in the House of Commons…
Has Boris Johnson ruined his chances of passing a Brexit deal?
Boris Johnson’s behaviour in the Commons last night was clearly part of his strategy to set up a ‘people vs…
Two flaws in the Supreme Court’s verdict
Now that more experts have had time to study the ruling, the legal validity of the Supreme Court decision on…
Trump is banking on Democrats overreaching on ‘Ukraine-Gate’
If President Donald Trump hoped the release of a memo detailing his July 25 telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
What’s woke this week
A word to the woke Wokeworld has been crammed with “c-words” this past week: climate, confessions and corn. I’ve picked…
Robo-debt: how bureaucratic bunglers have let rorters off the hook
The federal government’s highly controversial robo-debt program has extorted thousands of dollars from hard-working Australians and abused bureaucratic power, hurting…
When political foes are fairer than ‘progressive’ media, our democracy has problems
You cannot hope to bribe or twist (thank God!) the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed,…
Why Boris Johnson should request a Brexit delay from the EU
Boris Johnson wants a general election now. Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon both say they want an election but not…
An open letter to the Democratic party
This article is in The Spectator’s inaugural US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. Dear Democrats, I’m mad at you. I was raised…
Is this the beginning of the end for Jeremy Corbyn?
Did Labour’s conference help or hinder Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of becoming prime minister? For some, Corbyn ended up stronger than…
Brexit: judges might be learned, but they’ve been outwitted by ruthless remoaner pols
The decision of the British Supreme Court regarding the Queen’s order to prorogue Parliament contains the following: The 17th century was a…
The evil of Greta’s grand guignol
Question. Answer. No. What? You want more detail. Ok… It’s really a no-brainer. Revolutionary movements like communism and Nazism, which…
Their ABC: Westward? Ha!
The ABC is going to Bankstown. That’s right. In a bizarre move that highlights how insular the organisation has become,…
Impeachment is a bad bet for everyone
Is Donald Trump going to be impeached? Nancy Pelosi is not giving herself much room to maneuver: once a Democratic-led…
Impeachment shows the Democrats are addicted to chaos
Democrats have long criticized Donald Trump’s addiction to Twitter, his limited rolling-news attention span and the narcissism of his reality…
Is it the EU or SPECTRE? It’s hard to tell from here
I’ve always loved Europe. I was born in Germany to British parents, taught in a university in Scotland for five…
