Reform has stepped up its donations game
One intriguing element of the battle on the right is the arms race for donations. Twelve months ago, Kemi Badenoch’s…
Release the Gonzales files
We know the terrible details of how congressional staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, died. She poured gasoline on herself and then…
Why ministers want to talk about Andrew
This afternoon’s Commons debate on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was unusual for all kinds of reasons. It was not just that the…
The NHS myth is cracking
Despite soaking up more than £200 billion of taxpayers’ money per year, the NHS and health policy more widely are…
Reform’s plan for mass deportations
After Zia Yusuf’s announcement that Reform would create a ‘UK Deportation Command’ (UKDC), much of the media leapt to make…
One Nation is chasing the Coalition in the right direction
Albanese presides over a government that indulges in big-spending, a loser-industry reward structure, and investment-deterring policies that have sent the…
Why Australia wants Andrew out of the line of succession
‘Australians don’t want a bar of this bloke, frankly.’ That’s what Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said today after calling…
What will Trump say in the State of the Union?
When President Trump speaks to Congress and the nation Tuesday night he will follow several familiar tropes. Like a long line of presidents before…
What will Trump say in the State of the Union address?
When President Trump speaks to Congress and the nation Tuesday night he will follow several familiar tropes. Like a long line of presidents before…
The killing that has divided Washington and Paris
Washington’s warning last week about the spread of far-left violence in France did not go down well in Paris. In…
PNG, tech, and the modern cargo cult
Although fading into history, some readers may recall Melanesia’s cargo cults – scattered ritualistic island movements that sought to summon…
Is there a simpler answer to the special needs crisis?
The Jesuits had it all wrong. They famously insisted: ‘Give me a boy at seven and I will give you…
Is Trump being played by Iran?
Half of America’s deployable air power sits within striking distance of Iran, and yet Washington is negotiating. Gaza is promised…
Can centrism survive in the Netherlands?
Rob Jetten being sworn as prime minister of the Netherlands would, not long ago, have seemed an exotic proposition. That…
The German army’s drones disaster
German politicians like to talk about Zeitenwende – the country’s great turning point in its defence policy since the invasion of…
How West Midlands Police became a tool of the anti-Jewish mob
The Home Affairs Committee report on the Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal has finally landed. And it is damning indeed. It…
The deep state vs Nixon
Americans took a break from their partisan vituperation in February to mull over newly revealed testimony that Richard Nixon gave…
The proof is in the polling
Peter Dutton lost because he refused to follow One Nation’s lead and fight the culture wars
Whitlam and Turnbull: two giants lost in their own wilderness
The question facing Australia isn’t whether we’re too progressive or too conservative
My run-in with Stalin’s trolls
My libel nightmare all started in a little Oslo bookshop – but amid the whirlwind of horrible scandals and atrocious…
Peter Mandelson arrested by Met Police
Peter Mandelson, Britain’s short-lived ambassador to the US, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In a…
Does parliament know how to legislate?
Tomorrow the Welsh Senedd votes on whether to give legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.…
Watch: Labour MP’s ‘dark shit’ jibe
If you didn’t laugh at this Labour government, you would cry. The Anti-Corruption Minister has resigned over corruption; the Homelessness…
Labour’s special educational needs reforms don’t add up
Does Bridget Phillipson think that every child has learning difficulties? The government’s long-overdue overhaul of provision for children with special…
