Chaos in the Commons benefits the SNP
Wednesday’s chaotic procedures in the House of Commons have handed an enormous soapbox to the SNP’s Stephen Flynn. The MP…
Violence is corrupting our democracy
Fascism begins with political violence on the streets. In 1922, Benito Mussolini ordered his supporters to march on Rome and…
The SAS fought a dirty war in Afghanistan
The SAS blocked UK visas for Afghan special forces soldiers, perhaps fearing that they would be able to produce evidence…
Hungary has become China’s useful idiot
This week a security deal was announced that could see Chinese police on the streets of Hungary. Despite this, there…
Lindsay Hoyle looks safe – for now
The dust is settling in the House of Commons after an explosive evening in the Chamber on Wednesday night. Speaker…
Double Shot S2E4: Covid freedom fighters deserve the Nobel Prize! Ramesh Thakur, Hava Mendelle, and Saxon Davidson
We often talk about who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize… It’s history has been one of both extraordinary individuals and…
The valuable lesson learnt from Japan’s stock market recovery
A lot has happened over the past 34 years: the Cold War ended, several wars have taken place in the…
Menopausal women shouldn’t be treated differently
Granted, I could be a beneficiary of the latest guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) about women…
Can Lindsay Hoyle survive as Speaker?
Lindsay Hoyle’s justification for tearing up convention on the Gaza vote was that he had become worried for MPs’ safety…
Russians feel bleaker than ever after Alexei Navalny’s death
The news about Alexei Navalny’s death came as a shock to anti-Putin Russians like myself – he’d been a central…
Why do football managers like Thomas Tuchel always get the blame?
Bayern Munich’s decision to part ways with their coach Thomas Tuchel is a rather bizarre form of managerial sacking. Tuchel…
Lindsay Hoyle has lost control of the Commons
Ahead of the SNP’s opposition day debate calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the expectation was that it could…
Lindsay Hoyle apologises amid Commons chaos
The Commons has gone into meltdown this evening over the Speaker’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire motion, with the Speaker…
Parliament’s Gaza vote won’t help anyone
The big issue at PMQs today was the motion calling for an end to hostilities in Gaza. In itself this…
Starmer doesn’t need to be loved to win the next election
Conservatives are currently reassuring themselves that a general election defeat is not inevitable because, as Nadine Dorries put it recently,…
The urgent call for an equitable transition: a cry for help from the Kiewa Valley
In the serene landscapes of rural Victoria, where the Kiewa Valley’s rolling hills and verdant meadows paint a picture of…
Lindsay Hoyle has become a menace
The Labour party is not very good at electing prime ministers but it is very good indeed at electing House…
The Carlson critique
Volodymyr Zelensky – the front-line president (Wilkinson Publishing) Andrew L. Urban & Chris McLeod Our new book (the 2nd on…
Swift justice for the political class
The question I asked after reading a report about Taylor Swift’s biggest-ever concert in Melbourne, which reportedly had over 90,000…
Switching on reality
When the lights went out last week for 500,000 Victorians, it wasn’t all bad. Most still had natural gas to…
Why is Labour going after Kemi Badenoch?
One person dominated Prime Minister’s Questions, and it wasn’t Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer. It was Kemi Badenoch, who appears…
London has France to thank for its Brexit win
The City of London would be hollowed out. Bankers would have to retrain as burger chefs. And Paris and Frankfurt…
Prince William should keep quiet about Gaza
‘William: Fighting in Gaza must be brought to an end’, bellows the Daily Telegraph‘s front page today, next to an…
The failed Trident missile launch is a big embarrassment for Britain
With Keir Starmer having rid the Labour party of its Corbynite doctrines, Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent would not be expected…
Is Orban’s family policy coming unstuck?
Hungary’s governing Fidesz party is in crisis over an issue it has staked its credibility on: the defence of the…
