The UK still hasn’t come to terms with the Muslim Brotherhood
Earlier this month, the UAE announced it was sanctioning 11 individuals and eight rather obscure organisations for alleged connections to…
How assisted dying changed my mind on religion
A couple of weeks ago, a friend voiced a sentiment that I wasn’t expecting. ‘I think your values are quite…
Will MAGA push out Mandelson?
They do say you shouldn’t take anything for granted and it seems Peter Mandelson is beginning to realise that too.…
How Unity Mitford seduced Hitler
The Daily Mail has got a world exclusive on its hands. In great excitement it is publishing the secret diary…
Trump’s plan for day one
Washington, DC On your marks, get set, executive orders. Donald Trump will be sworn back into office on Monday, from…
Social justice has a toxic subculture
As the war between Israel and Hamas moves toward a potential ceasefire, one might expect calls for calm and relief…
Australia was not invaded
Was Australia invaded by Britain on January 26, 1788? For a growing number of people, our national holiday, which marks…
The truth about a Tory-Reform pact
It’s been a mixed week for Kemi Badenoch. The Tory leader can – alongside Elon Musk and Nigel Farage –…
The dilemma facing Scottish Labour MPs
For Scottish Labour’s significant crop of new MPs, the heady summer of electoral triumph is already a distant memory. In…
What Brewdog’s James Watt gets wrong about work-shy Britain
What’s the greatest divide in life? Is it between the dumb and the clever, the rich and the poor, the…
Lockerbie and the forgiveness fallacy
It’s clear who was to blame for the Lockerbie terrorist bombing: Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi paid over a billion dollars to…
Spain’s expat tax won’t last long
‘There are only two families in the world, as a grandmother of mine used to say: the haves and the…
Why are so many BBC broadcasters going native?
Of the many characters created by the peerless Victoria Wood, one creation in particular lingers in the mind: namely the…
What made David Lynch cool
When one of your favourite filmmakers dies, it is hard not to feel a deeply personal sense of loss; the…
Britain’s unending fascination with the Cambridge spies
Will we ever tire of the Cambridge spies? Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, Burgess and Maclean – and to a lesser…
Multiculturalism in Australia, RIP?
‘Australia’s culture is multiculturalism.’ This was the answer my high school teacher gave when my class was discussing what Australian…
The Church is not meant to be a Holy hookup app
The Pope’s declaration that he will admit gay men into the priesthood – provided they pinkie swear to remain celibate…
Game on
Australians traditionally consider the country to be on holiday until Australia Day, even if they have to work, but this…
Brown study
High in the Snowy Mountains, just past Turnbull’s Leap, is a secret and heavily guarded facility named Alboland, designed to…
Where are the righteous of Gaza?
Glorifying jihadists has created a populace that supports terrorism
