What did the election result say about Australia?
There was one small incident during the Voice Referendum that I never understood, and it has stayed with me. Standing…
The knives are out for the conclave front-runner Parolin
The 133 cardinal electors who will process into the Sistine Chapel tomorrow are feeling battered and confused by the prospect…
What was new in John Swinney’s Programme for Government?
The countdown is on, with only a year to go until Scottish voters cast their ballots in the 2026 Holyrood…
The India trade deal is a triumph for Keir Starmer
Britain and India have struck a landmark free trade deal, the biggest agreement of its kind since Brexit. It will…
Starmer can’t afford a winter fuel U-turn
Keir Starmer has ruled out a U-turn on the government’s decision to cut the winter fuel payment, with the Prime…
Merz’s chaotic election is a win for the AfD
Friedrich Merz has been elected German chancellor at the second time of trying – the first time someone in his…
Watch: Reform MP gets sworn in
It’s been a whirlwind few days for Sarah Pochin who has become Reform’s newest MP after winning the Runcorn and…
NFL in DC is the ultimate lefty YIMBY-NIMBY showdown
A pair of announcements by the National Football League in collaboration with Washington, DC has local citizens more excited than…
Why Britain must prepare for war with Russia
I’m old enough to remember the last years of the Cold War. There were definite signs of a thaw by…
Watch: Sturgeon refuses to apologise to women over gender ruling
Well, well, well. Nicola Sturgeon has finally broken her silence over the Supreme Court judgment that backed the biological definition…
Trump was not a significant factor, and that matters
Post-election there is always jockeying to write the narrative. Frequently these are either complete fantasy, or ‘faction’ – fiction based…
Merz’s bungled bid to become chancellor plunges Germany into crisis
Just when he thought he was home and dry, Friedrich Merz has fallen at the final hurdle to become Germany’s…
Reform councillor attacks Farage as she quits party
Reform UK enjoyed success in last week’s local elections, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing for Nigel Farage’s party.…
The new pope must stop bending the knee to Beijing
As 133 cardinal electors gather in the Sistine Chapel tomorrow to begin the process of choosing a new Pope, there…
Kamala chooses the Met Gala over the presidency
It was typical Kamala. Did she really want to be at the Met Gala or not? She couldn’t seem to…
Dear LNP, think of Haidt!
The number of different post-mortems for the failure of the federal LNP may well soon outnumber the sands on Nine…
King Charles’s reign has begun poorly
Today marks the second anniversary of King Charles’s coronation, but celebrations are likely to be rather limited this time around.…
The National Theatre just gets worse and worse
The new artistic director of the National Theatre is Indhu Rubasingham, who this weekend told the Sunday Times what to expect…
Wes Streeting won’t end the 8am GP appointment scramble
You can say it for Wes Streeting: he doesn’t hang about. Reacting to the heavy loss of council seats in…
The Trump administration is giving us excellence, not equity
Americans are not a naturally gloomy people. We don’t necessarily expect things to go our way, but when they don’t,…
Wokeism is stifling thought in America’s universities
The American education system needs drastic reform from bottom to top. Our K-12 schools, both public and private, have come…
How Christopher Rufo is changing American education
As fire-breathing counter-revolutionaries go, Christopher Rufo seems notably mild-mannered. Perhaps it’s his northern California roots and Pacific Northwest home that…
We shouldn’t downplay the risks of ADHD medication
I was diagnosed with ADHD in my freshman year of college. I’d suspected as much in high school, but I…
‘Capturing’ Gaza could backfire spectacularly
Israel’s cabinet has given a green light an audacious plan to retake Gaza, signalling a serious shift in its approach…
Zoe Daniel is done and dusted
It’s been an annoying weekend for conservatives, but the weather is always warm if you wait long enough: Zoe Daniel…
