Dramatic effect
It was hard to believe that Monday morning’s introduction to the Italian writer Primo Levi on Radio 4 lasted for…
Dramatic effect
It was hard to believe that Monday morning’s introduction to the Italian writer Primo Levi on Radio 4 lasted for…
Dishlicker’s diary
Mr Tom, pet greyhound of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-96), shared a bed with her lover, the colossal…
Australian diary
Boarding QF1 three days after the federal election with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s shredded Liberals still pondering his bizarre election…
Consider this…
Going to the dogs Too many politicians are saying to low income and informally educated Australians, ‘why don’t you just…
Consider this…
Going to the dogs Too many politicians are saying to low income and informally educated Australians, ‘why don’t you just…
Bridge
Summer finally appeared like magic on Saturday, 16 July. Did I fire up the barbie? Did I relax with a…
Muslim immigration
The outrage over the on-air comments of Channel Nine’s Sonia Kruger, in which she called for an end to Muslim…
Is the sale of our only global-scale tech firm to Japan a vote of confidence in the UK?
It’s easy to see why Arm Holdings, the UK’s only global-scale internet technology company, looked worth a quick £24 billion bet…
Hand over £25, or the centre-left gets it
In order to become a ‘registered supporter’ of the Labour party, you first have to disclose whether you’re a member…
Don’t knock ‘secret deals’. We’ll need one soon
As a founder member of the Guild of Blair-Bashers, someone who reacted strongly against him from our first encounter at…
Enjoy the honeymoon, Theresa. It won’t last
Theresa May has been keen to stress that she doesn’t want this country or her government to be defined by…
Courageous Kemp
Before I set about reviewing Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis (Sky 1), I thought I’d have a glance to…
Would you trust the public with a knife and fork?
I went to a restaurant in Middlesbrough back in the spring. It’s called the Brasserie Hudson Quay and occupies a…
Cover 23 July 2016
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I don’t believe in ‘no religion’
In the upcoming 2016 Australian Census, Australians will be given the option of ticking a box labelled ‘no religion’ when…
Our lunch with Pol Roger
We had a full house in the boardroom last Friday with James Simpson MW, managing director of Pol Roger (UK),…
Facts have a left wing bias, do they?
I spluttered on my tea recently when reading the claim that facts have a left-wing bias. I suppose the proponents…
Hardly a ministry of all the talents
Malcolm Turnbull’s latest ministry – his third in less than a year – was announced on Monday. True to his…
Can plebiscites placate a piqued party?
It’s not just Julie Bishop talking about plebiscite preselections. Government sources say the issue got a very good workout in…
Country wisdom and the Liberals’ tin ear
In the hands of Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott alone rests the chances for stability of the new Parliament and…
Death knell
Charlie Lamb is a 55 year old indigenous Australian who has no doubt greyhound racing has enriched his life. ‘When…
A Yankee businessman in the White House
‘I’m a child of the Westminster system.’ For decades living in Boston this was my defence when American reporters asked…
To 2266: 587
Associations with adjectives are ALL RIGHT (16), BRIGHT LIGHTS (40), BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (31), GREAT DANE (42), and SMALL BEER (4). The…
Portrait of the week
Home Theresa May became Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party when Andrea Leadsom withdrew her candidacy for election…
