Exclusive: Liz Truss interview – ‘The world was safer when Trump was in charge’
Eighteen months have passed since Liz Truss left Downing Street and after an initial period of silence, she has been…
Why one-man plays are all the rage
Well, it’s nice to feel on trend. The Today programme this morning carried an item on the popularity of one-man…
Iran’s attack was just a taste of what could be to come
The Iranian drone and missile attacks of 13 April brought less drama for many in Jerusalem than one might have…
Why shouldn’t teenagers be allowed to use WhatsApp?
For my thirteenth birthday, which coincided roughly with my Bat Mitzvah (the Jewish ceremony for entering adulthood), I had begged…
Thwarting Iran’s attack was not a ‘win’ for Israel
‘You got a win. Take the win.’ This is reportedly what US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
American weakness made the Iran attack possible
This weekend, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel. For the first time since 1979, Iran’s…
The sanctions against me are a huge injustice
Early on the morning of 1 December 2022, 50 helmeted and body-armoured National Crime Agency officers and a media relations…
A government of the bureaucrats, by the bureaucrats, and for the bureaucrats
When describing democracy, former American President Abraham Lincoln in his famous Gettysburg Address in 1863, said it was a ‘government…
David Cameron urges Israel to show restraint
All eyes are on the Middle East this week following Iran’s attack against Israel on Saturday night. Nearly all of…
Will the Lehrmann verdict end trial by media?
The Bruce Lehrmann-Brittany Higgins saga reached its conclusion this week with Federal Court Justice Michael Lee handing down his judgment…
Watch: David Cameron says Iran has suffered ‘double defeat’
The question of how Israel will respond to Iran’s attack dominated David Cameron’s first broadcast round since he became Foreign…
How will Israel hit back against Iran?
Iran’s attack on Israel signals a new era. For the first time, Iran targeted Israel directly, not only through proxies…
Sunak set for final game of Rwanda ping pong
Parliament’s return from recess this week means the Rwanda Bill is now back in the Commons for the final game…
France and Britain have both shamefully neglected the white working class
Emmanuel Macron told a communist newspaper earlier this year that he didn’t consider Marine le Pen’s National Rally part of…
Long live the litter lout snitches!
Most of us are, I think, temperamentally opposed to the idea of a society in which we are surveilled 24/7.…
Albanese’s Net Zero protectionism
Mr Albanese is announcing a new protectionism with the government driving a ‘new competition’ approach centred on a Net Zero…
Netanyahu’s political survival is his top priority
On Sunday morning, Israelis – those who hadn’t already spent part of the night in bomb shelters or safe rooms,…
Neutrality as a weapon to destroy religious freedom
The recently released report of the Law Reform Commission, entitled Maximising the Realisation of Human Rights: Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination…
The Voice zombie lumbers on in South Australia
It just can’t be killed, this Zombie thing called The Voice. In South Australia, despite two in every three citizens…
Netanyahu can’t ignore the scale of Iran’s attack
Today was supposed to be the day we sent our kids back to nursery. For two weeks, my toddler and…
Israel has a chance to de-escalate after Iran’s failed attack
Iran’s strike on Israel yesterday is, simultaneously, a moment for alarm and calm. Alarm because, by unleashing more than 300…
Atkins: British planes operating in region at time of Iran attack
Conflict in the Middle East entered a new dangerous phase on Saturday night, as Iran launched over 300 drones and…
The rusting Philippine ship raising US-China tensions
The rusting and disintegrating hulk of a former Second World War landing ship has become an unlikely but dangerous flashpoint in US-China relations. The…
Despite their failed attack, Iran should not be underestimated
Iran’s overnight mass drone attack on Israel was supposed to be payback for the assassination of Iranian Republican Guard Corps…
Iran says no more attacks, as drone strike fails
Not a single drone or cruise missile sent from Iran made it to Israel last night. The combined air forces…
