Hope springs eternal: The Café with No Name, by Robert Seethaler, reviewed
It’s Vienna, 1966, and a young labourer casts a speculative eye on a ramshackle café in the corner of the Karmelitermarkt, daring to restore it and improve his lot
The Assyrians were really not so different from us
Selena Wisnom shows us children toiling over their writing tablets, taking pride in schoolwork, and a heartbroken scribe finding consolation in literature after the death of his king in battle
Three’s a crowd: The City Changes its Face, by Eimear McBride, reviewed
Tension mounts between young Eily and her 40-year-old partner, Stephen, when Stephen’s daughter, Grace, appears, underlining the couple’s different ages and experiences
Any form of saturation bombing is a stain on humanity
Even before the dropping of ‘Little Boy’, the moral line was crossed with the destruction of almost every major Japanese city by incendiary and cluster bombs filled with napalm
The enlightened rule of the Empress Maria Theresa
‘She hates to see anyone put to death’, said one contemporary of the monarch who abolished torture and serfdom and pioneered the practice of open weekly audiences with the public
Zelensky knew who he was dealing with. And he misstepped
Seldom in modern times has the fate of a whole nation been so dependent on a single meeting and on…
Zelensky made a fatal mistake in going toe-to-toe with Trump
What possessed the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump in a verbal wresting match in the…
All along Trump’s aim has been to dispose of Zelensky
So much for the flurry of visits by European leaders such as French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister…
Trump on Mexican cartels: ‘You know what the only solution is’
Donald Trump’s second term has been revolutionary in many ways, particularly in his administration’s approach to foreign affairs. From the…
Zelensky’s White House visit turns sour
Keir Starmer will have been pleased on Thursday after his meetings with Donald Trump managed to avoid any major gaffe…
Dodds’s departure is embarrassing for David Lammy
The resignation of Anneliese Dodds, the International Development Minister, over cuts to the aid budget is a shock on many…
Will Dodds’s departure trouble No.10?
Keir Starmer has lost another minister. Anneliese Dodds is stepping down as International Development Minister following No. 10’s decision to…
Trump: To help Ukraine, Europe must help itself first
Fresh off the back of a summit with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington, the President of the United States…
The Greens’ policies are about to come crashing down
Senator Hanson-Young’s inability to answer simple questions about Australia’s defence is representative of the Greens’ naïve worldview. In my opinion,…
How family tax cuts could help Australia thrive
The constant increase in taxes and cost of living pressures have been particularly hard on families, making it difficult for…
Trump: UK encryption laws are like what you get in China
Keir Starmer may have survived his meeting with Donald Trump yesterday – with the President saying he was ‘inclined’ to support…
SNP face fresh exodus as thousands desert party
Dear oh dear. Just as positive polling had lifted the spirits of the Scottish Nats, news of their membership exodus…
Will Labour MPs scupper a US-UK trade deal?
A UK-US trade deal is on the table. On a surprisingly successful trip to Washington, US President Donald Trump made…
