Is it too late to lament our forgotten values?
Over the weekend, the Australian featured an article by Paul Kelly in which he reflected on the address Steven Lowy…
The chattering climate class and their war on coal
We should discuss energy so that people like Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen can no longer delude the…
JK Rowling defends Duffield against ‘numbskulls’
All is not well in the Labour party. Not only is Sir Keir still dealing with the freebie fiasco, Starmer…
The void at the heart of Phillip Schofield
I’ve always found the word ‘presenting’ – as in TV presenting – somewhat comical. It’s such a giveaway. In theory,…
Poll: young ex-Tories won’t return to party in 2029
There’s an oddly upbeat mood here at Tory party conference in Birmingham. You might have thought that with just 121…
What will happen to Europe if it can’t control the migrant crisis?
The victory of the Freedom party in Austria’s general election came as Israel intensified its air strikes across Lebanon. Lebanon’s…
Why the hard-right triumphed in Austria
The general elections in Austria have delivered a sensational result, with the hard right, pro-Putin Freedom party (FPO) coming out…
Why tuition fees should go up
The fees English universities are allowed to charge home students in England are fixed by government fiat. At £9,250 per…
The tragedy of Phillip Schofield
Robinson Crusoe on Mas a Tierra; Napoleon on Elba; Schofield on Nosy Ankarea. Island exile is an opportunity for man,…
An open letter to our political leaders
A group of keffiyeh-wrapped thugs assaulted my friend
Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?
It was completely unacceptable, says Peter Dutton
A radical proposal: bring back coal
Up to the year 2000, coal was responsible for over 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation. Its share today…
Amazon nearly banned a book on cancer
Medical doctor and former professor of medicine Paul Marik, found out September 18, that Amazon had banned his book Cancer…
Labour points finger at Tories over donations
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party’s conference was mired in his freebie fiasco scandal after revelations about clothing donations and trips…
Rishi Sunak urges unity in farewell as Tory leader
It was a curious farewell for Rishi Sunak this afternoon. The Tory leader has just finished his final speech to…
‘Absolute chancer’: new Scottish Tory leader blasts Farage
While one Tory leadership contest rumbles on, another has come to a close. Russell Findlay was made the new leader…
What Kemi Badenoch should learn from her maternity pay row
The first row of Tory conference has, unsurprisingly, involved Kemi Badenoch. The leadership contender was on Times Radio this morning…
Did Kemi Badenoch really call maternity pay ‘excessive’?
Did Kemi Badenoch just say that maternity pay in the UK is ‘excessive’? That’s the claim kicking off the first…
Is another pandemic really inevitable?
Future pandemics as bad as Covid are ‘a certainty’, says Sir Chris Whitty. He is right in one sense. So…
Kemi Badenoch: ‘Of course not all cultures are equally valid’
At the Conservative party conference in Birmingham this morning, the Tory leadership candidates set out their stalls. Speaking to Laura…
Could there be a Tory leadership upset?
Conservative party conference is underway. The conference centre in Birmingham is covered in photos of the four remaining leadership hopefuls…
The devastating impact of slander
If you don’t think slander is serious, you may not have known anyone personally who has been publicly slandered. Slander…
Which Tory contender has the best conference stall?
Welcome to Tory conference 2024. For the next four days, the final quartet of contenders will battle it out, Hunger…
Banning Germany’s AfD won’t make it disappear
The opening of a regional parliament doesn’t usually make for edge-of-the-seat politics. But in the German state of Thuringia, the…
NSW legitimises parental alienation
Family law flaws will remain after the New South Wales Labor government slithered its way around a key Libertarian amendment.…
