Why won’t the England manager sing the national anthem?
England’s interim manager Lee Carsley has intimated that he will not be singing the national anthem as his team takes…
Blair’s government can’t escape blame for the Grenfell disaster
‘This is a difficult thing to say, but it’s the honest truth – however good your system is and however…
Taylor Swift turns mean girl on Trump supporter Brittany Mahomes?
Now we got bad blood? Billion-dollar pop star Taylor Swift almost had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.…
How Robert Jenrick stole Kemi Badenoch’s thunder
Robert Jenrick appears on course to become leader of the Conservative party within a year of resigning from ministerial office…
When doctors have a dark side
We’re quite happy to think badly of most professions. The corrupt politician, the sleazy hack, the bent copper and the…
America’s Russian influence media scandal is unlikely to be the last
Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin and Lauren Southern aren’t household names, but they each have enormous, dedicated followings online.…
Israelis have had enough of Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu is the great survivor of Israeli politics, but his grip on power is slipping. ‘You can fool some…
Agatha Christie and the curious truth about Miss Marple
If we are to believe Agatha Christie, then the author was not at all like her creation Miss Marple, the…
Australia’s current recession in perspective
Australia is in a per-capita recession. This should be big news, but most of the mainstream media remains dedicated to…
Scrap the Welcomes to…
Dear Sir, I am currently attending a conference in a major Australian city. Upon landing here I was welcomed to…
Purring with cynical affection
It’s one of those weird paradoxes of history that we think of the Elizabethan era as the zenith of our…
Ausslie life
To paraphrase Sarah Palin, once the convention cheer squad has disappeared and the Styrofoam columns have been removed all you…
Language
Speccie reader Alan has asked me to explain ‘toxic masculinity’ adding ‘why is there never any mention of toxic femininity?’.…
Xi speech warrior: Elon Musk’s love affair with China
Elon Musk revels in the role of ‘free speech absolutist’. Last week, for instance, he jumped to the defence of…
Confessions of a hypochondriac
My neighbour had a surgical procedure and keeps telling me about it. Every time she starts, I shout ‘No! Please…
