Why Kate Forbes is standing down
A year is a long time in politics. Just over 12 months ago, Kate Forbes MSP was made Deputy First…
Do motorists really need this car finance payout?
It was, at least, far better than the City feared. Shares in banks and finance houses such as Lloyds and…
Putin’s economic alchemy can’t last forever
The Kremlin’s accountants are having a problem: Russia’s state budget, once the engine of spectacular growth, is now flashing red. The…
Could Prince Andrew’s reputation sink any lower?
Even the most seasoned royal watchers may not have expected the revelations that came from the serialisation of Andrew Lownie’s…
Picking on foreign students won’t solve the migration crisis
We can’t stop the illegal migrants, so let’s crack down on legal ones instead. That pretty well sums up the…
The rot of antisemitism has gone mainstream
I love this country. I always have. But after the events of the past 48 hours, I’m no longer sure…
The West has rewarded Hamas for the torture of Evyatar David
They’re making Jews dig their own graves again. In grim mimicry of their Nazi heroes, who would often force Jews…
From Munich to Australia
For more than three years, Iranians living in Australia have held protests across various cities in solidarity with the Iranian…
Victorian Labor promises to legislate idiocy
The debased socialist Allan government in Victoria has effectively said to employers – leave the state and don’t bother coming…
Could programmable money force decarbonisation policy?
Pushed to the back of the news cycle and buried by identity politics is a significant and extremely dangerous re-ordering…
Sydney Sweeney, Gwyneth Paltrow and the misogynists
Dear God, please help me. The winged monkeys of incel outrage have mobilized in their millions. Basement warriors have exerted…
Why Vance is worth watching this summer
America’s two most powerful men are visiting Britain this summer. After Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland last month, his Vice…
Australia’s nuclear blind spot
The GenCost 2024-25 report, published annually by CSIRO in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), has become a…
Child protection isn’t political
Last Tuesday, July 29, was a poignant opportunity for Members of Parliament to strengthen Victoria’s broken Working With Children Check…
Jess Phillips: ‘I’m being controlled by aggression and violence’
Jess Phillips begins her interview with Iain Dale at the Edinburgh Fringe with a meandering homage to her hometown, Birmingham,…
The forgotten terms of good and evil
Today, that moral clarity has been replaced with moral relativism
Horst Mahler, the far-left terrorist who became a neo-Nazi
One of the strangest German lives in the post-second world war era closed on 27 July 2025 with the death…
The internet doesn’t know what a Nazi is
Two things happened online in the past week or so, both online, both quite mad. First was the spread of…
The strangeness of Edinburgh’s race review
The University of Edinburgh’s recently released ‘Race Review’ is an intriguing document. Commissioned after the death of George Floyd and…
Rachel Reeves couldn’t be prouder of crippling the economy
Rachel Reeves strode onto the stage at the Edinburgh festival in a black jumpsuit and an orange scarf. Iain Dale,…
The Church of England must stop feeling guilty about the Reformation
Thomas More has a richly ambiguous place in our religious and political history. Like a brave hero of conscience, he…
How did the Enola Gay’s crew live with bombing Hiroshima?
Eighty years on, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima continues to provoke fierce debate, reflection, and deep moral inquiry. How did…
Free speech has nothing to do with pro-Palestinians blocking traffic
The First Amendment to the US Constitution enshrines free speech, including the ‘the right of the people peaceably to assemble,…
Australia is losing itself to activism
The decision, delivered on Saturday morning, came just 24 hours before the demonstration – expected to draw thousands – is…
