Will James Timpson be a radical prisons minister?
The most interesting and unexpected appointment in Keir Starmer’s government is that of James Timpson, the CEO of Timpson, who…
Superannuation funds and green energy
A new One Nation cartoon speculates that when it comes to superannuation funds which are union-controlled, ALP donors support renewable…
Labour should ignore the Lib Dems on social care
Politics is a goldfish bowl, and not in the sense that it’s small and everyone is watching you intensely. It’s…
Keir Starmer appoints lawyer who represented Gerry Adams
Since becoming leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer has faced plenty of scrutiny about his career as a human…
What will David Lammy’s ‘gear shift’ mean?
Next summer, David Lammy will celebrate 25 years as a Member of Parliament. At 51, he has just been appointed…
How Biden’s bad debate exposed the legacy media
The American media is in a credibility crisis following President Biden’s car-crash debate performance last week. How is it that…
Joe Biden’s ABC interview won’t help his doomed campaign
Like a father confessor, ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos tried everything to jolt President Joe Biden out of his complacency. He…
What did the Tories do with power?
Fourteen years of Tory-led government is over. The second-longest period of dominance by one party since the war is done.…
Fatima Payman saga shows the danger of identity politics
With the long-predicted departure of Senator Fatima Payman from the Labor Party, the whole saga is a timely reminder of…
Ed Miliband will be a liability as energy secretary
I know it has only just begun, but it is not too early to start wondering: what will it be…
Macron’s France has much to learn from Britain’s peaceful election
The left-wing French newspaper Le Monde last month sent its London correspondent across Great Britain to gauge the mood before…
Parties that presided over Covid are losing power
Today it begins – a lifeless shell is heaved onto the cold, silver table, and the political commentators then pour…
Would Rishi Sunak really be welcome in Silicon Valley?
Rishi Sunak’s bags are probably packed. The plane tickets are booked. And no doubt he has found somewhere for the…
Joe Biden’s interview with George Stephanopoulos could have been worse
Joe Biden didn’t make any major mistakes in his Friday interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. That’s the best you can…
Forrest Gump at thirty
Reflections on a favourite from Hollywood’s Box of Chocolates
Against the machine
It’s wonderful that so many freedom fighters and free speech advocates are making a point of visiting our shores this…
Why is Albo so timid?
The Albanese government is paralysed by domestic politics
Turning pear-shaped
Jimbo’s policy mistakes keep accumulating
Disabling our economy
The NDIS is a financial disaster
Government is a health hazard
Australians were duped during Covid
Defending Assange
Did his persecution lead to the rise of the biomedical state?
China shock 2.0
Xi is in for a major jolt
A hole in one
A great week for conservatives
Vague
The writing is on the wall for the Bidens
Activist UK Supreme Court
Judges don’t even understand schoolchild science
