Labour’s toothbrush classes for school kids? No thanks
Labour’s latest proposal for teachers to supervise pupils’ toothbrushing reveals a worrying view of parenting as playing a light-touch, rather…
How Ecuador became a narco state
Ecuador was once spared the worst of the narco-warfare and insurgencies that have plagued Latin America. No longer. The storming…
Renewables: an expensive nightmare to nowhere
Plans for the elimination of coal require increasing regulatory measures and ever-escalating levels of government spending. Federally, the ALP has…
Trump trounces everyone in Iowa
Numbers are mysterious things. According to orthodox Roman Catholicism, there are instances in which 3 = 1. You might get…
Houthi attacks are nothing to do with Gaza, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has updated MPs on the strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, just as a missile reportedly from the…
AI won’t be humanity’s ‘co-pilot’
One of the world’s most powerful men was trapped in a central London basement this morning. Satya Nadella, the CEO…
Why do the French struggle to speak English?
Why are the French so bad at learning foreign languages? Yes, you read that right. This isn’t a lament as…
How agriculture doomed the proposed EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement
As reported widely, Australia has walked away from concluding a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).…
Are Germans turning against the AfD?
After months of steadily climbing in the polls, could this be the moment the bubble bursts for the right-wing party,…
Is Germany the sick man of Europe?
There must be a slight flaw in the IMF’s crystal ball, causing the future prospects for the German economy to…
‘Weather’ you like it or not
The standard preamble to all marine weather bulletins is: ‘Welcome to the marine weather report. Please be aware that wind…
Meghan, Harry and the fresh row over Lilibet’s name
Amidst the endless controversy that surrounds Harry and Meghan, there was at least one topic that seemed to be innocuous…
‘Farage factor’ boosts UK Reform’s election chances
Polling suggests Nigel Farage could win the seat of Clacton in Essex, should he decide to run. Fuelling speculation about the potential…
What’s wrong with trillionaires?
Why is Oxfam so concerned about the coming possibility of the world’s first trillionaire? The charity has this week released…
The thankless life of a Post Office mistress
One of the fascinating aspects of the Horizon Post Office scandal is the way that the sub-post masters and mistresses…
The terrifying truth about the Horizon scandal
While everyone is rightly calling for the Post Office Horizon postmasters’ convictions to be overturned and for them to be…
The damning poll that could inspire Tories to move against Sunak
The debate about whether Rishi Sunak’s Tories are heading for a 1992-style against-the-odds narrow election win or a 1997-style landslide…
Why the West should target Iran as well as the Houthis
Peace cannot always be won by peaceful means. This is a truth that is as tragic as it is perennial.…
Could a 1997-style wipeout spell the end of the Tories?
There is not a crumb of comfort for the Conservatives in the YouGov poll splashed across the front of this…
Why China benefits from the Maldives’ spat with India
Think of the Maldives and you’re likely to conjure up images of expensive honeymoons and golden beaches, but the archipelago…
Three books to end the silence
Think of this. In the time since the Covid crisis has passed, no aspect of any federal power that was…
Macron governs Paris but Le Pen rules France
There has never been a more Parisian government than the one selected by Emmanuel Macron last week. Ten of its…
The ministerial casualties from a 1997-style wipeout
It’s blue Monday today for Tory MPs as they read the findings of the Daily Telegraph’s mammoth new poll. The…
Why didn’t the British Library pay a ransom to cyber attackers?
‘They’ve turned one of our most important pieces of national infrastructure into an internet café,’ was how my friend Marcus,…
Rishi Sunak’s make-or-break week over Rwanda
It’s a crunch week for Rishi Sunak as MPs prepare to cast their verdict on his Safety of Rwanda bill.…
