The Joe Biden Shuffle defines the G7
Things are always worse than they seem. That adage may seem amusingly cynical, but that is only because it is…
The reassuring appearance of the Princess of Wales
In any other year, the major story of the Trooping the Colour would be how grim and unseasonal the wet,…
Cosying up to the EU would do Britain more harm than good
If anyone thought our relations with the EU since the Brexit referendum would be a respectful dialogue of equals, they…
Teal suburbs betrayed by Labor
This is a serious topic that will impact most readers, if not now then in the future. Effectively, the NSW…
David Cameron is driving voters into Farage’s arms
Who on earth at Tory campaign HQ thought it was a good idea to send Lord Cameron into battle to…
Will Gary Lineker be able to keep his election thoughts quiet during the Euros?
It is hard to imagine the European football championship, which kicked off last night, was a big factor in Rishi…
The Euros couldn’t come at a worse time for Germany
Like many Germans, I remember the summer of 2006 with fondness. We hosted the football World Cup, and for a…
How London’s Docklands became the Eton of the crime world
When Hatton Garden Heist ‘mastermind’ Brian Reader died aged 84 in 2023, it was estimated that he had made £200…
‘Terrible but magnificent’: the life and times of playwright John Osborne
With the news the Almeida Theatre is to stage John Osborne’s 1956 play Look Back in Anger this Autumn as…
Queensland’s shock and awe Budget
The Queensland Budget released this Tuesday marks the beginning of the 2024 state election campaign. The nine-year-old QLD Labor government…
Farage factor anchors Reform’s fight to save Britain
The Farage factor is inbound and on board for the July 4 UK General Election in what is fast becoming…
Climate furphies
At the heart of the Paris Agreement is a major furphy, certainly as far as Australia is concerned. Namely, that…
A triumph of hope over experience
Let’s acknowledge the UN has ceased to serve the interests of the West
Bebop, swing and all that jazz
I can still remember the first time I heard big band jazz. I was in my twenties (too long ago!)…
This shimmering desert haze
There’s something inspiring about getting an example of the national talent locking horns with the glory of traditional high culture,…
Aussie life
I’m in a nursing home. It’s St Vincent’s, Australia’s biggest not-for-profit aged care provider, one of several in Brisbane run…
Language
A Speccie reader asks for a word that explains the obsessions of the woke around us. Looking for a single…
