Why I used to hate Good Friday
If you’re of a certain age and you were brought up Catholic, you’ll remember ‘Good Friday’ as the most awful…
How to stop illegal immigration from Afghanistan
Spring is here. For Afghanistan that means more violence by the Taliban and other terrorists – and more refugees leaving…
The French want weed, not wine
Across France this Easter families will gather to eat, drink and, in many cases, smoke drugs. There are five million…
Our new 21st Century virtues
What are the weapons of choice employed by Culture War activists? Emotions and accusations certainly, but also, more subtly perhaps,…
Where have the West’s liberal values gone?
Russia is ramping up preparations for a ‘large-scale’ war with Nato. That’s the verdict of the Washington-based Institute for the…
The problem with Japan’s economy
Japan’s increase of its interest rates to being from negative to positive for the first time in 17 years was…
Who would trust Holyrood with legalising euthanasia?
Would you trust this lot with assisted dying? The Scottish parliament’s record on issues of personal liberty has been pretty…
Barristers should be allowed to join the Garrick
The Garrick Club affair has taken a new and slightly worrying twist, this time courtesy of – of all bodies…
When the gender debate doesn’t belong in the classroom
Kevin Lister has lost his case at an employment tribunal in Bristol. I am not surprised. The former maths teacher…
When will Prince Harry stop punishing British taxpayers?
Wherever you go in the world, there are always two things that are never cheap: lobsters and lawyers. The British…
Joe Lieberman RIP: a voice of reason in a fractious age
It is impossible for me to think of an American in politics who lived a life as full of hope as…
Double Shot S2E7 The fallout from the Tasmanian election – Eric Abetz, Dave Pellowe, James Allan
Newly elected Eric Abetz joins us to discuss what the future of Tasmanian politics will look like as the Coalition…
Thames Water proves privatisation has failed
Why do the Conservatives find it so difficult to admit that the privatisation of public utilities has in many cases…
The UK’s economic problems are far bigger than a ‘recession’
It was extremely optimistic to think the UK could revise its way out of recession. After the Office for National…
Germany’s Holocaust dilemma
‘In 2024, Jewish money is once again being confiscated by a German bank’. This is a headline that makes for uncomfortable reading…
Will Angela Rayner take her own advice?
It seems Angela Rayner is in hot water again. The Labour deputy leader might have thought she had escaped unscathed…
US businesses are falling out of love with Xi’s Chinese dream
A US diplomat in Beijing once told me a story of an American businessman hospitalised in the city of Ningbo…
NeverTrumpers have found a way to hit Donald where it hurts
With Donald Trump confirmed as the Republican nominee, a group of NeverTrump conservatives have tried to hit the former president…
The Great Covid Debate
Recently, dedicated vaccine supporter Jack the Insider took on NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick, who has opposed Covid vaccines from…
Australian Universities Accord to take the hammer to TAFE
Amid an acute nationwide worker shortage, only the political class in Canberra would propose something as counterproductive as the takeover…
Is corporate Australia ashamed of Easter?
This week, Holy Week for Christians, I went to a Westfield shopping mall in Melbourne. Being the week before Easter,…
Galloway suggests Obama involvement in Moscow attack
The fall-out continues from Friday’s attack on Moscow concert hall attack in which 139 people were reported dead. Russian officials…
Britain is falling out of love with the NHS
Rishi Sunak doesn’t speak much about his five priorities these days, apart from inflation, which ‘halved’ as promised. On NHS…
Why did a judge fall for Abdul Ezedi’s lie that he was a Christian?
Abdul Ezedi is dead and gone. The Clapham acid attacker was laid to rest in a Muslim burial at a…
Tories split on CCHQ attack ads
It’s five weeks to go until the local elections and Tory high command are stepping up their attacks. On Monday,…
