Is this the beginning of the end for Humza Yousaf?
Scottish politics may be about to enter the abyss following the disintegration of the Green-SNP coalition. The Scottish Conservatives have…
Meta’s AI investment plan has backfired on Zuckerberg
It will write your WhatsApp messages for you. It will post a cute picture of your cat on Instagram, even…
When will the BBC apologise to Toby Young?
More bad times at the BBC. The Corporation is in hot water yet again following last week’s episode of Sunday…
ANZAC Day: recognising the dangers our soldiers face in times of no conflict
On Anzac Day it is important we recognise the sacrifices made by those who have served Australia and New Zealand’s…
Why didn’t the Tories nationalise the railways?
The Conservatives can crow all they like about the benefits of privatisation – and make whatever claims they like about tickets…
Why Portugal’s coup worked
Fifty years ago today, on 25 April 1974, Europe was stunned by an almost bloodless military coup that removed the…
Australia needs to assess security relations with Turkey
As we commemorate Anzac Day, and the fallen Australian soldiers who fought and lost their lives at Gallipoli, now more than ever…
Labor’s Middle East folly
Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s call to her Tehran counterpart urging Iran to promote stability in the Middle East is indicative…
Port Macquarie educator fired during Covid slams medical authoritarianism
Mandate victim, Kassi Gilmour, has slammed medical authoritarianism. The former New South Wales school teacher was fired for refusing to comply with public health…
How eastern Europe became a fortress
On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak chose Poland to announce that the United Kingdom would boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of national…
Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs
Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs, today we commemorate the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at…
Lockdown’s impact on children is only beginning
Children who started school in the early days of the pandemic will have worse exam results well into the next…
Was the London horse rampage avoidable?
The sight of runaway military horses – one covered in blood – wasn’t what any Londoner expected to encounter on…
Tommy Robinson and the truth about two-tier policing
Tommy Robinson, a self-invented English ‘patriot’, was free to attend yesterday’s St George’s Day event in central London which descended…
Debunking Australia’s housing crisis myth, with Cameron Murray
There’s a common refrain when it comes to housing in Australia today: ‘it’s never been harder to enter the housing…
Anti-colonialism and the distortion of history
In 2020, the National Trust released its ‘interim report’ on the connections between its properties and colonialism and slavery. It…
Angela Rayner’s staggering admission at PMQs
Angela Rayner stood in for Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs, and she opened with fireworks. ‘They’re desperate to talk about my…
Who will pay the price for the boost in defence spending?
Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the government will increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP has been warmly welcomed,…
French bureaucracy cannot be defeated
When Emmanuel Macron launched his campaign to win the French presidency eight years ago, he promised to cut the number…
What Israel should do about Hezbollah
On Tuesday, Hezbollah launched its deepest attack into Israel since the current round of hostilities between Jerusalem and the Iran-supported…
The trouble with David Cameron’s China links
In the years following his resignation as prime minister, David Cameron appeared to become the poster child for elite capture by the…
Rayner outsmarts Dowden at PMQs battle of the deputies
Few politicians have looked more pleased with a joke than Oliver Dowden did with his first offering at Prime Minister’s…
How to defuse the pension timebomb
Another day, another smart report arguing for higher payments into our pensions. Standard Life and WPI Economics have published a…
The Rwanda Bill won’t survive contact with reality
After significant wrangling in parliament, the government has finally passed its Rwanda Bill – while managing to resist any significant new…
Watch: Greens grilled on ‘zero murders’ pledge
To the fantasy land of the Greens, where no promises are off the table — no matter how surreal. Just…
