Tory councillor’s wife jailed over social media riot post
The wife of a Tory councillor has been jailed for 31 months over a social media post during the riots.…
What green energy transition?
Last week the Net Zero universe was alive with the sounds of jubilation as the penetration of unreliable energy into…
Lessons from the new American right
Australian centre-right politicians are very fond of quoting Winston Churchill. One of the last pieces of advice that great wartime…
The US election, attempts to assassinate Trump, cancel culture, and the prisoner’s dilemma
A dilemma that has dogged conservatives since the emergence of so-called ‘woke’ progressive politics is how best to respond to…
How much trouble is Rachel Reeves in?
The countdown to Labour’s first budget for 14 years continues. Unfortunately for Rachel Reeves, the mood music is not particularly…
AEU serving themselves, not teachers or students
The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) reckless decision to slap work bans on crucial teaching reforms designed to improve learning for…
The slippery slope of assisted dying
Critics of the Assisted Dying Bill have been warning for a while that it would lead to a ‘slippery slope’.…
Kamala creaks in hard-hitting Fox News interview
Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Fox News’s Bret Baier for a half-hour interview in which Baier politely took…
Science Secretary failed to declare Taylor Swift tickets on time
Dear oh dear. Science Secretary Peter Kyle has certainly had better days in office. Despite Kyle insisting in the Commons…
Treasury breaks silence over Labour donor hire
If it’s not the freebie fiasco dogging Sir Keir’s Labour party, it’s the cronyism row. Back in August, the curious…
Keir Starmer is full of bilge
Who runs Britain’s foreign policy? Not the government, that’s clear. At PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer got a monumental roasting from…
Britain’s lax immigration policy is making it an outlier
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has this week put out an official statement that could fairly be described…
Scottish visas are a terrible idea
The last thing Labour needs right now, after the last hundred days of scandal and mishap, is a row over…
Krakow is always a good idea
Some time ago I read an article in the The Spectator Australia about Paris. The author was an Englishman, but…
Can the US force Israel to bow to its demands on Gaza?
The White House wants Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and implement humanitarian ceasefires within 30 days. If they…
The Big Dog unleashed on immigration
The Big Dog has returned to the campaign trail, and he’s up to his old tricks. No, not those tricks — the…
I’ve seen too many deaths to think that assisted dying is a good idea
Over my quarter-of-a-century of being a doctor, I have overseen thousands of deaths. For a busy hospital physician, this is…
The SNP will regret expelling John Mason
You might have missed the news that the SNP has expelled one of its MSPs, announced as it was following…
Watch: Jenrick drops the ball over England manager hire
To the Tory leadership race, which is picking up pace with only three weeks to go. The two finalists are…
Starmer denies being soft on China
Prime Minister’s Questions today asked the same question that Katy raised in her magazine cover piece last week: what is…
Britain shouldn’t take part in joint EU defence missions
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to ‘reset’ the United Kingdom’s relations with the European Union. But at what cost? The…
Watch: Science Secretary grilled over latest cronyism row
Labour’s cronyism row has reared its head once again. It now transpires that Sir Keir Starmer’s government failed to disclose…
A German managing the England team? It’s depressing
Hand back the Falklands. Why not? FedEx over the Elgin Marbles. What’s the point of any of it anymore? They…
Jenrick takes aim at Khan over house-building
The Tory leadership contest is gathering pace with voting due to open up to the membership in less than 24…
