The SNP shouldn’t celebrate being tied with Labour
It is a measure of the extent of the SNP’s decline that nationalist activists have seized on a new Ipsos…
Gay Shame, with Gareth Roberts
Perhaps the most peculiar aspect of ‘Pride’ is how it has lumped together the gay population, with the most extreme…
Musk: Freedom of speech is worth fighting for
The eSafety Commissioner recently dropped her case against Elon Musk, who faced fines of $782 500 a day, for having…
Plane stupidity: my waking flight-mare
The skies above the Atlantic As airplane doors and Boeing stock prices continue to fall, I think it’s time to…
I like the idea of Xavier Herbert
Men no longer write long fiction. The days of the million-word book are gone. At 850,000 words, Xavier Herbert’s Poor…
When will the Greens get real?
There is something a little refreshing about the Green party. In contrast to Rishi Sunak, who has no option but…
Multiracial? Yes. Multicultural? No.
Multiculturalism doesn’t work. It is a failed experiment that has served only to dilute what is great about Western culture…
Nicola Sturgeon’s ITV hypocrisy
Back to Scotland, where the SNP’s Dear Leader is back in the news — literally, this time. It transpires that…
The Tories’ best hope is to keep Sunak away from the camera
Is Rishi Sunak Labour’s not-so-secret weapon in this election campaign? The question has to be asked after Sunak’s latest political…
How will Remainers cope with a right-wing Europe?
I love to make up new words and see them gradually used more by others – for a writer, there’s…
France’s future looks far from certain
The much loved and quintessentially French singer, Françoise Hardy, born in 1944, died last night. French certainties are disappearing. The…
How Marine Le Pen could win
Rumours that Emmanuel Macron could resign if Marine Le Pen wins a majority in parliament spooked French markets so much…
The Tories are going public with their ‘Dunkirk strategy’
The Tories managed to avoid any major own goals or gaffes during the launch of their manifesto. Given some of…
Watch: Sunak admits to Sky TV sacrifice
Oh dear. The first clips of Rishi Sunak’s now infamous ITV interview have started to surface ahead of the full…
Can a ragtag coalition stop Marine Le Pen?
The left in France may not be much good at winning elections but they are excellent when it comes to…
The Tories and Labour are both relying on a magic money tree
Ask any main political party how they plan to sustain public services in the medium-term, and their answer will be…
JK Rowling and the toxicity of social media pile-ons
Alex Kay-Jelski is the latest individual to realise that the internet never forgets and, when it suddenly remembers, the impact…
Unionists are right to feel furious with Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage likes to see himself as a reliable pal, so it was very much in that spirit that Reform…
An audience member had the best line during the Scottish leaders’ debate
Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, has said he’ll resign after the 4 July election following criticism of his treatment of…
Why is Australia culling wild horses?
A government-sanctioned programme to cull the brumby mobs of wild horses in Australia’s High Country has become a hot political…
Why is Putin still so desperate for Western validation?
Everyone loves Russia, or at least echoes its talking points – if you believe the country’s state media. Why should…
Is stress always a problem?
‘Cerebral climaxes’ are those moments when we experience a high, a life-changing realisation, a joyous epiphany. I have studied these brain…
Donald Trump thinks Taylor Swift is ‘unusually beautiful’ but ‘probably doesn’t like Trump’
Cockburn already pre-ordered Ramin Setoodeh’s book, set to be released on June 18. Titled Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump…
Hunter Biden found guilty in gun trial
Hunter Biden was found guilty of all three counts of federal firearm charges on Tuesday, concluding a six-year investigation into…
Why didn’t Geert Wilders do as well as Marine Le Pen?
‘We are really by far the biggest winner this evening,’ said Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), when…
