Will Erdogan ever get to grips with Turkey’s sky-high inflation?
Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis dominates the agenda in Turkey, ahead of local elections at the end of March. Year-on-year…
Iran is making a mockery of the US
Three sailors have been killed and four seriously wounded after the Houthis attacked the True Confidence merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden…
Macron’s war-mongering talk is unnerving Europe
Relations between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have always been strained but they’re now positively hostile.…
Biden’s angry State of the Union address
President Joe Biden compared himself to presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, and his Republican opponents to Hitler, Nazis and…
Theresa May to quit parliament at the election
Another one bites the dust. Theresa May has today become the 60th Tory MP to announce she is standing down…
Will the mystery of MH370 ever be solved?
Ten years ago today, on 8 March 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur, en-route to Beijing…
Justin Trudeau, am I guilty of pre-crime?
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the internet, intended it to be a place for everyone. But now the web…
Biden rails against ‘predecessor’ in partisan State of the Union speech
President Joe Biden has shamelessly abandoned his chief campaign promise to unite the country. It became clear quickly into his…
Women, back to the barricades!
International Women’s Day reminds us of the challenges, successes and milestones in our history, and the transformation that has enabled…
Peers back vote on foreign state press ownership
Rishi Sunak has tonight been urged to support an amendment in the House of Lords which would give parliament a…
A make-or-break State of the Union for Biden
Tonight President Joe Biden is set to deliver one of what may be his final major speeches as president: the…
Zelensky’s sacked army chief posted to London
When Ukrainian war hero Valery Zaluzhny was fired as the head of the military a month ago, all talk was on what…
‘You’re fired’ – watch Trump’s prebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union speech
In a few hours, Joe Biden will deliver what could be his final State of the Union address as President.…
Does Nike hate the military?
Nike — named after the Greek goddess of victory — is seemingly too scared to be associated with US armed…
Home baked sovereign risk
Australia Day passed with fewer flags, less lamb, and more bickering. The Prime Minister ducked for cover, statues came down,…
The catalogue of errors that left Joshua Jacques free to kill
The horror of the crimes of Joshua Jacques, who murdered his girlfriend and three members of her family in south…
The joy of lament
Why are the people of Israel famously resilient? When you think of the hatred and persecution they have faced over…
Have we been betrayed irredeemably?
This week, ASIO’s Mike Burgess announced in his annual report to Parliament that several years ago they had uncovered and…
Could Jeremy Hunt actually abolish National Insurance?
Could Jeremy Hunt really abolish employee National Insurance (NI)? His additional 2p cut announced in yesterday’s Budget seems to be…
Double Shot S2E6: Is there a place for Faith in politics? Brianna McKee, Lyle Shelton, and Andrew L. Urban
Religion and politics are two subjects that Australians prefer to keep separated, at least, that was true. In the modern age, a…
Papers deliver verdict on ‘fiscal drag queen’s’ Budget
Jeremy Hunt is facing a day of reckoning after announcing the Budget on Wednesday. The Chancellor framed his statement as…
Who could object to a Muslim war memorial?
I don’t understand right-wingers who spend most of their time on the internet. Often they’re found tut-tutting over what they…
Men don’t belong in Hampstead Ladies’ Pond
The waters of Hampstead ladies’ pond are this week, it seems, more troubled than ever. Last Sunday, amidst cries of…
Britain is too sick
Britain is running out of workers. The UK population may be growing, but the share of that population that is…
The revolution has devoured AOC
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the super-progressive congresswoman, was leaving the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn with her fiancé when she was confronted by…
