Criminals, Easter and good old Australian values
Believe it or not, Easter celebrates a man who died a criminal’s death and became the foundation for what are…
Sydney University trashes its brand – yet again
Meet Jay Tharappel, a tutor in human rights (!) at the Sydney University. Jay, as even a casual perusal of his…
Domestic violence: where are the realists?
Why are the majority of politicians accepting a spoonful of the gender-biased narrative in Australian parliament without questioning their medication?…
An empty chair, a missing Premier, a poignant metaphor
The British actress, comedian, broadcaster, Liz Carr, known internationally for her work opposing assisted suicide as a disability campaigner as…
Millennials, explained
Apparently, Churchill didn’t say “If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25, you have no heart and if you’re not…
Rejoice: America is back
In the vast array of comment concerning President Trump’s intervention in Syria, recall that most commentators, whether American or not, refused to…
If you thought the federal Liberal Party was bad…
This weekend’s truly awful swing against the Libs in NSW reminds us all that as bad as the Liberal politicians…
What Married at First Sight teaches us about the social sciences
So Married at First Sight is over for another year, at least that’s the promise Channel 9’s made to everyone.…
Trumping Putin at his own game
BOSTON, UNITED STATES — If you want proof that humans evolved from apes, listen to teenaged boys laughing. Even when…
Young people need hope and jobs, not gesture politics
Calls from two Nick Xenophon Team parliamentarians and Independent Member for Indi Cathy McGowan to establish a Federal Minister for Young…
Let’s rein in Brexiteer triumphalism before we all go mad
According to archaeologists and all the papers last week, the 11th-century villagers of Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire, used to mutilate…
Britain’s most hated man isn’t all that hateful
‘Christ, I would be shot for buying this if people knew,’ says an anonymous fan in the comments below Amazon’s…
On balance, I’d vote for a rate rise and a stronger pound
Since Article 50 was triggered last week, City traders have been avidly watching the fluctuations of the pound. Analysts at…
You can take the liberal media bubble out of London…
An American woman started a website called ‘People I Want to Punch in the Throat’, in which she listed the…
The Spectator’s Notes
Cadbury and the National Trust stand accused of taking the Easter out of Easter eggs. The Trust’s ‘Easter Egg Trail’…
Bridge
We all know how important it is to stop and think when defending a hand. There’s just one problem with…
Stakhanovite
Before leaving the topic of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 tournament to mark the half-century of the Russian revolution,…
no. 451
White to play. This position is a variation from Portisch-Petrosian, Moscow 1967. Can you spot White’s winning coup? Answers to…
Dazzled by Balanchine
A trio of dazzling scores, the soft clack of gemstones on hips and collarbones, a glittering parure of solos, duets…
Marmalade
Marmalade’s had a rough old time of it lately. A recent report in the Telegraph declared it is dying out;…
Poetry in motion
Films can be poetry — or like poetry; or poetic, at least — but can poetry ever be film? That…
The future of Today
I wonder what Sarah Sands will do to Radio 4’s Today programme? She is the first editor in more than…
Bob Dylan: Triplicate
Having seen Bob Dylan play live a few years ago, I’m pretty sure he is not the first person I…
Blowing the bloody doors off
As we waited for curtain-up on Scottish Opera’s new production of Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle a member of staff walked out…
Conspiracy theory
The death of Princess Diana twenty years ago has been the subject of a wealth of conspiracy theories. James Murray’s…
