Can Sunak get his election campaign back on track?
As a general rule, you know your election campaign has gone off track when politicians are being asked on the…
Gantz’s resignation from Israel’s war cabinet spells trouble for Netanyahu
Benny Gantz, leader of the Israeli Resilience party and a member of the war cabinet, has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Macron is trying to scare French voters into rejecting Le Pen’s party
The French presidential list score in the European elections ‘is not a good result for the parties which defend Europe’.…
My message to UK voters considering voting Reform – don’t do it. You’ll regret it
For the last couple of years, I have been a fierce critic of the UK government. I am right-wing from…
Dutton’s praise of the e-Safety Commissioner spells disaster for the Liberals
There are days when I wonder if the idiom, ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make…
The European elections and the ascent of the right
Can the ‘far right’ still really be called the ‘far right’ if it becomes the mainstream? That’s a question for…
Macron’s snap election is his biggest gamble yet
Emmanuel Macron tonight dissolved France’s National Assembly and announced there will be new parliamentary elections with the first round of…
Watch: Green leader’s nuclear disaster
There are some decent arguments in favour of unilateral disarmament. So it’s a pity then that Carla Denyer did not…
Watch: Tory aide stops Holden grilling
Which Tory minister is having the worst week in politics? It’s a title that Rishi Sunak seemed to have sewn…
Beyond Mad Max with dystopian AI
The dystopian future predicted in the Mad Max movie franchise may be closer than ever and it won’t take world…
WA needs public safety, not paperwork
One of the bravest people in Western Australia is Ariel Bombara, the daughter of the Floreat murderer. With deep insight…
Julian Assange: when two contradictory things are both true
This is my contribution to Alexandra Marshall’s challenge on Julian Assange… In the last year or so I’ve had a…
Sunday shows round-up: Farage doubles down on D-Day attack on PM
Rishi Sunak has been accused of making a massive error of judgment after he exited the D-Day commemorations early on…
Minister: ‘No question’ of replacing Sunak
It’s three days since Rishi Sunak’s Normandy gaffe but there’s no sign of the row going away anytime soon. The…
Why I’ll be voting Reform (reluctantly)
I’ve always loved voting. No matter how many times I’ve been disappointed, I’ll be out there next time round getting…
How Putin plans to fund a forever war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s costly war in Ukraine has transformed Russia as the president has forced the country to pivot onto a…
The hardest part of climbing Mount Everest isn’t what you think
Everest is, we’re told, ‘the highest garbage dump in the world’. It’s a place, if you believe the reports from…
Does the fate of Foot’s Labour show what could happen to the Tories?
The party is floundering. Its leaders are at odds with their activists about what are their core beliefs. It is…
Agatha Christie and the truth about detective fiction’s Golden Age
A hundred years ago, the Golden Age of detective fiction was taking off. In the years that followed, Agatha Christie,…
Will my generation still remember D-Day?
In the town of Sainte-Mère-Église, just inland of Utah Beach on the coast of Normandy, a crowd had gathered before…
Why Biden’s Gaza ceasefire proposal failed
Ceasefire deals to end the war in Gaza have come and gone. President Biden’s unexpected announcement of the latest formula…
North Korea trash politics sky-high while our pollies are distracted
From Baengnyeongdo, South Korea: Here at what the Americans call PY-Do in the Yellow Sea, we are closer to North…
French healthcare shows there’s another way for the NHS
Nigel Farage says the NHS ‘isn’t working’ and has suggested the UK adopt a French-style heathcare system. He’s evidently been…
Democracy, sovereignty, and the common interest
The 19th Century Dutch Prime Minister and theologian, Abraham Kuyper, developed the theory known as the ‘sovereignty of the spheres’.…
