Recent UK and French elections highlight flaws of fixed-term Parliaments
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Business Council of Australia suggested Australia was out of step with…
What explains Trump’s silence?
As the Democrats go into a very public meltdown about Joe Biden’s fitness to be their presidential candidate in November,…
Universities must take a stand against anti-Semitism with Sydney leading the way
Anti-Semitism is on the rise, including on university campuses. Unfortunately, despite this explosion in anti-Semitism, some universities continue to appear…
Farage reshuffles Reform’s top team
It’s been a busy week for Nigel Farage. After six days of being bombarded with parties, press requests and parliamentary…
The Democrats caught between the dog and the hydrant
The Democrats are not just caught between one dog and one hydrant. They are caught between three — and the water…
How Starmer should deal with Thames Water
Less than a week in to his government and Keir Starmer is already facing an ideological battle within the Labour…
Spoilsport councils warn football fans to keep quiet
As if London mayor Sadiq Khan and his night tzar Amy Lamé weren’t already taking it upon themselves to be…
Macron is looking increasingly desperate
President Emmanuel Macron finally broke his silence and rediscovered the magical breath of his ‘baraka’ as he took to the…
Tories turn on Suella Braverman
Oh dear. While no one has officially announced that they’re standing for the Tory leadership, prospective candidates are already rocking…
What will Labour do about women-only spaces?
As the dust settles on last week’s general election, voters are beginning to learn more about their new government’s plans…
Sunak apologises to Tory MPs for election mess
Before the joy of last night’s football, came the sorrow of Rishi Sunak’s address to Tory MPs. The Conservative leader…
The growing economy is good news for Labour
The economy is picking up pace. After a dreary April, which saw no growth, the UK economy grew by 0.4…
Gareth Southgate’s critics must eat humble pie
England are through to the final of Euro 24 after substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the dying seconds of normal…
Lies my liberal teacher told me, with Wilfred Reilly
Education was once the search for truth. Sadly, this is no longer the case in many universities across the Western…
Genuine conservatives must find a way forward – or be stuck in the worst of all worlds
For classical conservatives, it was hard to know for what outcome to hope from last Thursday’s UK General Election. Were…
Can the Australian economy really emulate America?
As inflation stumbles its way between 3 and 4 per cent and interest rates remain fairly steady, the question begs,…
Traveling through the majestic Canadian Rockies by train
There cannot be a lazier way of traveling across Canadian lands than in the Rocky Mountaineer. There are luxury trains…
Great Labor Split II: Albo’s succumbing to socialist dilemmas
The Great Labor Split of 1955 stemmed from theoretical dilemmas that have always haunted the Western left’s fragmented socialism. 70…
Listen: Patrick Vallance slams Brexit
Another day, another drama. This time Sir Patrick Vallance is in the limelight, after attacking Brexit on the BBC. The…
Does Starmer’s ‘cast-iron’ defence spending pledge mean anything?
When the agenda for this week’s Nato summit in Washington DC was announced, one of the items on it was…
A Kamala Harris-Gretchen Whitmer ticket could help Democrats avoid a landslide
The mood among Washington Democrats is grim. Understanding that Joe Biden is headed toward defeat, they’ve also come to the…
Biden’s leadership, not his health, is America’s biggest problem
Since Joe Biden’s now infamous debate performance, the Democratic party has been having palpitations about his candidacy. But all brouhaha…
The trouble with Rachel Reeves’s ‘National Wealth Fund’
What country ever went wrong with a sovereign wealth fund? It is easy to envy Singapore and Norway – the latter…
Labour slammed over cost of scrapping Rwanda plan
Uh oh. It’s day five of Sir Keir’s new Labour government and already the reds are running into trouble. Politicians…
What will the relationship between Starmer and King Charles be like?
When the King greeted Keir Starmer last Friday, his first words to him were: ‘You must be utterly exhausted and…
