Does Starmer have the gall to send asylum seekers to Albania?
Sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda would, of course, be a moral outrage. We know this because Labour shadow ministers kept telling us…
Can Starmer’s border security commander ‘smash the gangs’?
Keir Starmer finally has a chair for the government’s Border Security Command. When the Prime Minister first entered government, the…
Will Michel Barnier govern for the provinces or for Paris?
Michel Barnier will unveil his government in France this week, a fortnight after the 73-year-old was nominated by Emmanuel Macron…
Why do the Starmers need a personal shopper?
Well, colour me disappointed. I was among those – mugs, the uncharitable will be quick to call them – who imagined that…
Is Austria’s far-right Freedom Party heading for victory?
Amidst all the focus on the triumph of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Thuringia’s local state elections earlier this month,…
Memo to Putin: you are the criminal, stop lecturing Nato
It’s crazy strange to see violent criminals getting upset with defenders and the police, wanting to direct their actions. Don’t…
Restoring the presumption of innocence
Hosted by Australians for Science and Freedom and sponsored by Mothers of Sons, the recent conference on Restoring the Presumption…
What doesn’t kill Trump makes him stronger
As if there hadn’t been enough drama in America in 2024, Donald Trump has survived another assassination attempt. The attempted…
Man in custody after apparent Trump assassination attempt
One man is in custody after shots were fired at former president’s Donald Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach,…
Leaders cannot legislate away social media anxiety
Concern about social media-based anxiety is popping up everywhere. Leaders of many kinds are talking about it, decrying it, and…
Man in custody after ‘assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump
Multiple shots were heard at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach where the former President was golfing on…
Lib Dems take a swipe at JD Vance
Conference season has begun in earnest and the Lib Dems are having a whale of a time in Brighton. After…
David Lammy: Labour ‘won’t be bullied by Putin’s shameless grandstanding’
This week the prime minister and Foreign Secretary David Lammy flew to the US for discussions involving whether to allow…
David Lammy’s lamentable media round
If there’s something bad and you’re in a jam, who you gonna call? David Lammy! That’s right, the flailing Foreign…
The ONS finally admits to flawed trans population statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has finally admitted that the 2021 census figures on the transgender population of England…
Pope Francis and the ‘lesser evil’: abortion over borders?
At least the cat-eating memes made sense. Over the weekend, American politics has taken a bizarre turn with Pope Francis…
Will France’s school uniform experiment foster égalité?
As the new school year begins in France, pupils across the country are putting on school uniforms for the first…
The field of Mars
In this city of Lviv, ancient churches with crumbling walled ramparts sit beside trendy bars with beautiful hipsters in carefully…
The extinction of free speech and religious freedom
On September 10 at 9 pm, the Queensland Parliament, where the Steven Miles Labor government has a majority, adopted the…
Is it time to cancel Strictly?
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing returned this weekend, but rather than being met with the usual fanfare there is a…
The great green wall
Is China’s offer of assistance regarding the ‘Great Green Wall’ in Africa a genuine attempt to save the world from…
Why the ‘two-tier Keir’ jibe isn’t going away
Popping champagne, skulking off to smoke a spliff and pledging to become a life-long Labour voter. Anyone concerned about criminal…
What’s behind China’s overseas policing drive?
So China wants to make the world more ‘safe, reasonable and efficient’ by training thousands of police officers from across…
Oasis obsessives should broaden their horizons
For those of us not into Oasis in the 90s, the past month’s mania over their reunion has been baffling.…
Starmer facing ethics probe over undeclared gifts
Oh dear. It seems that the ‘passes for glasses’ row isn’t going away any time soon. A month after it…
