Why England’s Ashes defeat is so painful
England’s most successful Ashes series Down Under for 15 years has somehow come to be seen as its most calamitous.…
Marine Le Pen is unstoppable
Marine Le Pen returned to court this week to contest her conviction last spring for misusing EU funds. Convicted of…
The London property market might be about to implode
First off, let me say: I’m a London property owner. It’s a pretty little flat, in a pleasant corner of…
Amid the bombs, life in Kyiv carries on as normal
How do you convey the oddness of Kyiv during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? The reality of living under the constant…
Child gangs are menacing Europe
Criminal networks are recruiting and tasking minors as paid operatives for shootings, bombings and contract killings. Europol, the law enforcement…
Claytons royal commission
This week, the Prime Minister finally acquiesced to the broad outpouring of support across Australia’s political, professional and civic spectrum…
Fraser under the microscope
Gerard Henderson is known for his sound convictions, his incredible political memory, his tough scrutiny of mainstream media – especially…
Call me Ishmael, or Viola
When To Kill a Mockingbird was published, Flannery O’Connor, the author of those unholy and tragic fables born of intense…
Aussie life
Most dads will settle for their kids growing up happy, healthy and (reaches for nearest wooden surface) tattoo-free. It’s a…
Language
When something is partly good and partly bad, we used to say it was ‘a curate’s egg’. Odd expression. Why…
Iran’s cheerleaders are on borrowed time
Predictions ageing poorly is an occupational hazard for journalists and commentators. But few have gone as sour as those made…
The rule of the Ayatollahs is broken. What happens now?
‘Help is on the way,’ promised Donald Trump to the people of Iran defying the Islamic Republic. In the same…
Our duty to British Jews
Are Jews safe in Britain? To even have to ask the question is extraordinary. But a recent survey has found…
Iran’s useful idiots: British complicity in Tehran’s terror
It is still unclear what will happen next in Iran. I fervently hope the current protests will cause the tyrants…
The UK is an undeveloping country
Returning from Pakistan on Monday, I sat at my desk and looked out at the pouring rain while the latest…
The second coming of Gordon Brown
At a Christmas party I witnessed a showdown between two Labour movers and shakers, one a devoted Starmerite, the other…
