Why is the C of E selling off Dick Whittington’s burial place?
The Church of England is flogging off Dick Whittington. No, this isn’t an innuendo or a twist from a pantomime,…
Why I’m backing the Tories over Reform
You can often tell a lot about people, not by what they say but how they say it. Three weeks…
How prison changed Julian Assange – and me
Julian Assange was a changed man when he walked free from Belmarsh prison in south London this week. The Wikileaks…
Is America fit to lead the West?
Foreign policy rarely plays a significant role in a US presidential election. Domestic issues, the economy, money in the pocket,…
The Biden-Trump debacle doesn’t mean America is in decline
There’s no point sugarcoating it: the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was a complete mess. Biden…
Bureaucratic punishment
Michael* (not his real name) is a typical Aussie kid who grew up in Sydney’s beaches. Confident and cheerful, he…
Nuclear fallout
The decision by the Albanese government to employ former Liberal New South Wales treasurer Matt Kean to sell its renewables…
In the footsteps of terror
My trip to the killing fields of 7 October
A future Sorry Day
The long-awaited apology for despoiling our environment
Business/Robbery, etc
China dominates renewables by burning coal
eKaren’s magic trick
The eSafety Commissioner’s mission to re-wokify Twitter
Rise of the new right
A crisis in democracy?
Importance of Being Earnestly Pro-Renewables
Will Keating criticise China’s nuclear power?
Tiktok… time’s up for old-fashioned politicians
Social media has helped turn young Europeans away from the left
Britain’s looming disaster
Tories in a death spiral
Saint Francis in reverse
The scandal-mired Pope is determined to destroy the Latin Mass
Kiwi life
New Zealand in crisis Given the destruction the previous Labour government inflicted on this country, and the damage caused by…
Language
How are you enjoying dealing with the bureaucrats who run our lives these days? (I heard your answer, and you…
A weird, dark labyrinth
What a strange experience it is for an ageing innocent adult to find himself in the plush and state of…
Man-made global warming?
Just follow the money
David Tennant’s pride and prejudice
As all non-bigoted readers will know, this is the holy and most ancient month of Pride. The time of year…
Italians are beautiful – but not on this beach
When Pope Francis complained recently about too much frociaggine (faggotry) in the Catholic Church, he certainly struck a chord in…
The youth vote is turning right
Young people are supposed to drink a ton, have a lot of sex, hang out with their friends at every…
Can politicians really pivot?
‘That’ll be the old pivot again,’ said Amol Rajan on Today last week. He was interviewing Pat McFadden, who is…
The genius of Frederick Ashton
To defend my case that Frederick Ashton ought to be acknowledged as one of the major artistic geniuses of the…
