Leo Varadkar’s days were numbered
Leo Varadkar’s abrupt resignation today left even his closest allies perplexed. ‘I was very surprised, I didn’t expect it at…
Does the Bolsonaro indictment show a legal double standard in Brazil?
The “Trump of the Tropics,” former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, was indicted Tuesday for falsifying his Covid-19 vaccination status for…
There’s an important lesson for politicians in the fall of Leo Varadkar
So farewell, then, Leo Varadkar. The Taoiseach says he is stepping down because he is no longer ‘the best person…
Simon Case quits the Garrick Club
Should we expect a flash sale on Garrick Club memberships? The cabinet secretary Simon Case is the second high-profile figure…
The real State of the Union, with Charles C.W. Cooke
There are two ways to look at American politics in 2024. There’s the prevailing pessimistic view. Many people think democracy…
Watch: Lee Anderson’s ‘institutional racism’ takedown
It’s hardly been a week since Lee Anderson defected to the flanks of Reform UK and already the red wall…
How about tax deductions for your home loan interest?
Imagine if you could claim the interest you pay on your mortgage as a tax deduction. While you can’t in…
Netflix’s Damsel is in distress
After watching the first ten minutes of Netflix’s Damsel, I had the entire plot mapped out. About halfway through the movie,…
The hubris of Scotland’s lofty Net Zero targets
Scotland’s climate goals are ‘no longer credible’ and there is ‘no comprehensive strategy’ to move away from carbon to Net…
Australia needs leadership before it can improve its military capability
Australia’s military strategy seems devoid of leadership – and yet we are going to need some. The outlook isn’t good.…
Jeremy Hunt should listen to James Dyson
All Sir James Dyson wanted was to do what hundreds of business people and lobbyists have done before him: spend…
China’s threats to Kinmen should be taken seriously
When two Chinese fisherman died last month trying to flee Taiwan’s coastguard, Beijing laid the blame at Taipei’s feet and demanded an…
How immigration will decide future elections
Are we heading towards a political, or even social, clash?
Has the Gender Pay Gap Report accidentally measured Women’s freedom of choice?
On February 27, days before International Women’s Day, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) issued The Gender Pay Gap Report.…
David Lammy’s Thatcher u-turn
As Labour prepares for power, the party’s leading lights are busy u-turning: not least on their views on Margaret Thatcher.…
Is Viktor Orbán really anti-Semitic?
Much of the criticism directed at Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s long-serving populist prime minister, is richly deserved. Orbán poses as the…
Inflation drops to its lowest level in two years
Inflation has slowed once again, to 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to February, down from 4 per cent…
Five takeaways from Rachel Reeves’s Mais speech
We live in an age of stunts and soundbites so it was refreshing to hear a politician stand up and,…
How big will Rachel Reeves’s state be?
Every year the Mais lecture, hosted by Bayes Business School, gives its speaker a chance to lay out their vision…
Football is in enough trouble without a ‘regulator’
Unlike David Cameron – who famously got in a muddle about which team he supported – Rishi Sunak is a…
Does Rachel Reeves have the answers?
Rachel Reeves has given her much-anticipated speech about what she’d do as the first female chancellor in history. As briefed,…
How to fix the elites
Few things get the British quite as worked up as private schools. To the left, they are factories of inequality…
The Har-win-ger of truth
The NSW Liberal Party sits at a crossroads. An impossible choice. Does it continue down the well-known and comfortable road…
Even God (the Editor) has made mistakes
Recently, I recounted how, as a young journalist in the Swinging Sixties, I had been ordered to drive through a…
The grim cost of firming up solar and wind
The ‘transition’ of the electricity supply industry has been forced by government subsidies to renewable energy generators with increased impositions…
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