In Dracula’s local
Count Dracula, ever the postcode snob, had a ‘malodorous’ house at 347 Piccadilly; and here is his local
Buffoonery
Not so much striding across the political landscape as huffing and puffing his way through the back rooms, Clive Palmer…
Culture buff
This is a great time of the year to make progress with that stack of unread books. One of my…
Jarryd Hayne, meet Adam Smith
Of all the sports on earth, one was clearly designed by a free marketeer
Australia Day
At this time of year, perhaps more than any other, it is easy to see why Australia is the envy…
Australian notes
Baffling that so many observers had so much trouble interpreting the recent Charlie Hebdo cover on which Mohammed is depicted…
Zimbabwean diary
It’s time to try my hand at currency exchange with the tourist touts of Zimbabwe. I manage to get one…
Zut alors – who am I?
Just because I am horiified by what happened at Charlie Hebdo doesn’t mean I want to rescind 18C
Could an ‘Aussie Hebdo’ survive?
Over many years, the Left have ensured that free speech does not extend to criticising certain religions
Australian letters
Lucky Country Sir: I run a slashing contracting business and cattle at Byron Bay. I just sat down here at…
The Deer
In the summer fields your life left you. She ran out from under the hood of your heart and tottered…
The Deer
In the summer fields your life left you. She ran out from under the hood of your heart and tottered…
In Dracula’s local
Quaglino’s is an ancient subterranean brasserie in St James’s, a district clinging to the 18th century with cadaverous fingers. It…
Bats out of hell
What a remarkable innings that was in Johannesburg earlier this week when South Africa’s admirable Hashim Amla carried his bat…
Best of Luck
Never mind David Cameron. Are you participating in the Great Debate about an event of national significance that stirs the…
Stolen pleasures
I’ve never been into shoplifting, though I once had a friend who was. And, no, before you ask, I’m not…
Stolen pleasures
I’ve never been into shoplifting, though I once had a friend who was. And, no, before you ask, I’m not…
Let posh people run the arts – if it means they stop running the country
What should we do with James Blunt? This is what I have been asking myself. And I am not looking…
Why are volunteers so mean to one another?
I watched the video with some trepidation. Stonewall (the campaigning gay and lesbian equality organisation) had just sent me the…
Can the Tories pass George’s 13 tests?
These days George Osborne is rarely seen in public without a hard hat and a hi-vis jacket. But he used…
