Star Wars and the Christmas story
The cinema was packed, but we just had to see ‘The Last Jedi’ for ourselves. We were so fixated we…
Heading home this Christmas
Some will head home joyfully this Christmas. Others? Not so much. As the latter will tell you, if home is…
Do the Jedi look a lot like Islamic State?
Imagine this: a poorly educated kid from an isolated rural area is enticed by a message from a woman he…
BYO gender, BYO race
I often seek out BYO restaurants, to avoid paying exorbitant prices for wine, and turn up at the appointed dinner…
With political pistol firing, Barnaby makes a big boo
Captain Barnaby Joyce has steered the good ship National Party into choppier waters with the dumping of Darren Chester from…
Star Wars has always been a leftie fantasy
The latest of the Disney “Star Wars” franchise is out, and it’s already dividing the audiences – and not just…
Cultural Marxism’s war on freedom
One of the things that characterise Left-leaning journalists is their Cultural Marxism. And one of the chief ways in which…
Net neutrality? Bahaha!
Another reminder that “net” is never neutral: Twitter began a massive purge of users on Monday the company claims violate its…
Holt anniversary barometer to slide in standards
Beer is flowing at pubs and clubs and fuel is available at the bowser even if prices may be opportunistically…
“Citizen jury” rules against High Court
The MP citizenship debacle that was swept the ranks of political parties in federal parliament throughout much of 2017 and…
Bennelong win doesn’t cure dying Liberal culture
While voters went to the polls in the Bennelong by-election, in Melbourne I attended the memorial service of a local…
Billabong Boy waltzes into Melbourne Clown Hall
A young blond professional environmental activist who has never had a real job is set to become the City of…
Bennelong to Turnbull: change or go
Unlike New England, which was very much Barnaby Joyce’s victory, the Liberal win in Bennelong may be credited to the…
Making Victoria’s euthanasia laws: consultative and thorough
I refer to Making Victoria’s euthanasia laws: a process to be shunned, by my friend and colleague, the Hon Robert Clark…
A nation guided by the moral fashion of the day
The whole same-sex marriage debate involved a lot of talk about right and wrong. Whether someone voted “yes” or “no”…
Just another night in Melbourne
Youths. Just another night in Melbourne: Hundreds of youths have allegedly bashed and robbed tourists amid a series of wild brawls on…
A simple way for Spectator readers to make a real difference
Perhaps the most insightful piece of political analysis since the turn of the century came from the Queen in a…
A portrait of 2017: Brexit stumbled forward, Big Ben was silenced and sexual allegations swept the world
January ‘No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain,’ Theresa May, the Prime Minister, declared in…
Why I’m bombarded with ads for funeral insurance and knitted animals
This year began badly with the death of Alexander Chancellor, former editor of this magazine. He was the most fun…
What Christmas really costs us — and how much of it we waste
Christmas splurge How much extra do households spend at Christmas?— £500, according to the Bank of England. Over the course…
Regina, a Syrian in South Shields
D(is) M(anibus) Regina liberta(m) et coniuge(m) Barates Palmyrenus natione Catuallauna an(norum) XXX ‘To the spirits of the dead, and to…
Letters: Returning jihadis, the Labour abyss and why Stokes can’t play
Returning jihadis Sir: Coping with those who pose a terrorist threat to the UK but cannot be prosecuted for a…
Are we morally better people than our ancestors?
The doctrine of progress implies that things get better. This is clearly true in terms of scientific knowledge, though not…
The age of volatility
Every year in British politics seems to be more surprising than the last. Few predicted in 2015 that the Conservatives…
And now for Graham Norton’s next guest… Adolf Hitler!
Having thoroughly enjoyed Graham Norton’s recent forensic cross-examination of Hillary Clinton on BBC1, I’m thrilled that the corporation intends to…
