Coalition split a disaster for conservatives, at least in the short term
Today’s bombshell announcement by Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, that his party is ending its Coalition agreement with the Liberals, adds…
I hate to say it, but the Nats need to split
From Shanghai: Sir Robert Menzies is my political hero. I’ve written about him for the Robert Menzies Institute and to…
Everyone has lost control of the digital age
American conservatives currently riding the Streetcar Named American Democracy could well imagine they’re seeing the hated Streetcar Named Woke rumbling…
Can Team Trump’s most MAGA members end Jeffrey Epstein talk?
Few people can claim the mantle of being more identified with the anti-Deep State MAGA movement than Kash Patel and…
Albo’s Disraeli moment: stealing the Coalition’s clothes
Post-election commentary has focused on the various leadership changes for both the Coalition and government front bench. Much more important,…
The SNP attack on Starmer’s EU deal makes no sense
To mutilate the words of PG Wodehouse, it is never difficult to distinguish between a Scottish nationalist with a grievance…
How much has Liz Truss made since leaving No. 10?
Two and a half years have passed since Liz Truss entered – and swiftly exited – Downing Street. The former prime minister…
The private school exodus has begun
‘Why did Albert [not his real name] leave before sports day?’ As is increasingly the norm, I am driving my…
Boris: Keir is ‘manacled gimp of Brussels’
Ding ding ding! Sir Keir Starmer may have lauded it a ‘landmark’ deal but his agreement with the EU has…
What is really being taught to our children in history lessons?
History is an area of remarkable success in our schools thanks to recent education reforms. However, these impressive strides forward risk…
Why fishing matters
Not everything is about money. If it were, we’d be merrily sending our oldies off to assisted dying hubs to…
Democrats should call for more honesty about Joe Biden’s health
The announcement of former president Joe Biden’s diagnosis for advanced prostate cancer is of course a sad event, as it…
Gary Lineker and the truth about toxic centrism
What happened to Gary Lineker? For years he was football’s Mr Nice Guy. To some he was the Steve Davis…
Romania’s Europhiles have bludgeoned the populists
Bucharest, Romania Moments before Romania’s exit poll was announced, George Simion, the nationalist firebrand and presidential hopeful, was tapping his…
Starmer’s EU ‘reset’ risks pleasing no one
Keir Starmer has just wrapped up his press conference with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The Prime Minister…
The legal aid hack is very worrying
If you are ever unfortunate enough to need legal advice after being charged with a crime, and you can’t afford…
Why can’t Israel-haters accept that their Eurovision song was good?
Eurovision is an annual celebration of the gaudy and the garish – but I suppose someone should come to its…
One in two Labour voters back Supreme Court ruling
While members of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party have long struggled with the concept of biological sex, his voter base…
Who was the real winner of Poland’s presidential election?
The latest exit polls in Poland suggest that liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, has won the first round of the…
Gary Lineker is an excellent presenter
Gary Lineker is off then, much to the BBC’s relief. It is moot as to whether it was his resoundingly…
Bridget Phillipson is destroying Britain’s education system
Congratulations are due to the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Not many ministers achieve much at all, let alone ticking off…
French Guiana is the perfect place for a supermax prison
So that you don’t have to, I’ve conducted a reconnaissance of French Guiana where the French justice minister is to…
How convinced is the Trade Secretary about the UK-EU deal?
Today’s the day of Sir Keir Starmer’s big UK-EU summit and just hours ago it was confirmed that the UK…
