The cost-of-living’s dirty secret
Every Australian voiced an opinion about the cost-of-living crisis during the months leading into the Australian federal election. The election…
The smoking ruins of Mordor
As we stand amidst the black, smoking ruins of the 2025 election, there are two or three small green shoots.…
A Dad’s Army won’t save Britain
Eighty-five years ago, on 14 May 1940, Anthony Eden, newly-appointed secretary of war in Winston Churchill’s government, went on the…
Let Gary Lineker host Eurovision
So, the foreigners still hate us then. That was the first lesson to take away from the Eurovision Song Contest…
Nick Thomas-Symonds: ‘We won’t go back to freedom of movement’
The government is currently in the final hours of negotiations with the EU over a new deal that Keir Starmer…
Elton John: Labour are ‘absolute losers’
From Runcorn to Durham, Labour is losing their core vote everywhere. Now, even the luvvies are turning on them. It…
Why Reeves should be wary of changing cash ISAs
Shrewd parents extol upon their children the importance of stashing away some cash. Unfortunately, they rarely offer much guidance on…
Second man arrested over Starmer fires
Counterterrorism forces have arrested a second man in connection with arson attacks on two homes and a vehicle associated with…
Why are today’s MPs so incredibly drab?
Current MPs in Britain seem, at times, a drab and depressing bunch. ‘The quality of parliamentarian,’ Ann Widdecombe said on…
There’s no point mourning the death of cash
‘Cash is king,’ grinned the bartender as he handed me two pints of dry cider at a music festival I…
Cricket has become irrelevant
Apparently, the cricket season has begun. More than that, it’s in full swing and is already six weeks old. But…
How to fight back against Lily Phillips
Why is the pornification of our culture so difficult to oppose? Partly because it takes subtly different forms. There used…
The US and China are in more than a trade war
Headlines on the current discord between the United States and China speak only of ‘trade war’. Negotiations in Geneva have…
Scotland has no idea what to do about Reform
Reform continues to rise in Scotland and the Scottish political and media class continue either to ignore it or hold…
James Comey just needs your attention
Let’s sit down and have a talk about James Comey, America’s tallest teenage girl. Typically the conversation around the nation’s…
When will Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ pass the House?
President Donald Trump is seeing a handful of House Republicans deal what he hopes is a temporary setback to his…
Starmer’s immigration ‘crackdown’ is a triumph for the quangos
Keir Starmer appeared to be making all the right noises when he unveiled his immigration crackdown this week. The white paper, released…
Will Labour’s uniform cap hit pupil performance?
It is the perennial question of British politics: who is next in the ministerial sack race? For a while, it…
Reform UK plots new wave of student societies
They say that the children are our future. So what better way for a party to demonstrate its potential than…
Why I changed my mind about multiculturalism
When Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain complains about an opponent believing ‘free speech means protecting the right to offend Muslims’, you feel…
Will Gibraltar get in the way of Starmer’s EU reset?
For years, the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the European Union have been negotiating, on and off, to resolve the complex issue…
The last thing the Liberals need are gender quotas
The Liberal Party is scrambling for solutions to broaden the party’s appeal after a crushing election defeat, with some suggesting…
