Catholic schools should trade funds for freedom
A centre-right government and the largest non-government school system in Australia should be natural allies. But you wouldn’t think so,…
Time to rediscover the enlightenment with the lighten-upment
Wit and wisdom go together like … a gin and tonic? Whatever. They add fizz and flavour to the everyday,…
That precious poppet is yours, not the state’s
We are living in the age of entitlement. Need proof? Take a quick look at the curious demands of left…
Everything wrong with Australian politics in just one paragraph
From today’s Australian, everything that is wrong with our politics in just one paragraph: There’s no need to add anything…
That Nobel’s looking better, people
It’s early days yet, but this is an interesting — and swift — development. The BBC reports: Over the past…
Taylor Swift still isn’t interested in politics
You have to wonder if celebrities have a clause in their contract to voice their political opinions, but more specifically…
Dear men, it’s time to quit work
In news we apparently all missed Australia is rich. As a country we have zero debt and therefore the marvellous…
When the left became louche
I discovered a new word this week: ‘louche’. Just in case you hadn’t heard of it before either, according to…
Happy birthday Brexit, c’mon CANZUK
With the two-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum now upon the United Kingdom, the realities of a life outside the…
American mania
America’s current crisis over illegal immigration, family separations and border policies generally, have highlighted and exacerbated the nature of America’s…
The real carbon crisis
We’ve got a real carbon crisis, people. Associated Press explains: No beer at this time of year? A British trade…
Turning back boats may be the most humane response to the migrant crisis
The photographs of children in cages at US migration centres, apparently separated from the parents with whom they illegally entered…
Portrait of the week: Theresa May unveils £20 billion in NHS spending
Home Theresa May, the Prime Minister, said that spending on NHS England would increase by £20 billion a year by…
Andrew Marr’s Diary: In praise of David Dimbleby
At Chequers last week to interview the Prime Minister, I hear some sad news of Churchill’s mouse. The story goes…
Barometer: Trespassing, healthcare and David Dimbleby’s retirement
Well oiled The government last week ordered a review into the medical use of cannabis. Some cannabis oil available on…
The ancients would have understood Trump’s chaotic leadership
Peace with his enemy Kim Jong-un on the one hand, conflict with his European allies on the other: what sense…
Letters: Being treated as a ‘disabled writer’ would be an affront
Song of myself Sir: As a disabled writer, I thoroughly despise the idea of being the beneficiary of a publisher’s…
The government’s pledge to increase NHS spending is disgusting
Seen from almost any point of view, the government’s decision to increase spending on the NHS is disgusting. It is…
How the NHS cash bung is being hijacked by Remainers
The cabinet’s trip to Chequers next month will be a tense affair. Things always are when Brexit is the only…
‘Virtual referees’ are turning the World Cup into a farce
Flies, millions of them, vast swarms of them, spawned in the filthy Volga river: mutant flies, probably. Gathering in clouds…
How does anyone manage to navigate the maze of our second-rate NHS?
Next month the National Health Service turns 70. The institution is greatly loved, and not for nothing. The fear of…
The myth and menace of cryptocurrencies
‘So, Professor Shin, tell us what you really think about cryptocurrencies.’ I’m guessing that’s the brief the Bank for International…
The diversity trap
Britain seems to be following America down a dangerous path. There’s your politician David Lammy accusing Oxford and Cambridge of…
A reply to my critics: Don’t fight racism with racism
Dear 2016 WriteNow mentees, Thanks so much for your open letter to me. It seems only good manners for me…
The #MeToo movement could be the saviour of sex
Sexual intercourse, Philip Larkin famously wrote, began in 1963. And listening to contemporary commentators, you’d think that it came to…
