The AfD is winning over Germany’s youth
‘We are the party of the youth!’ When the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party launched its state election campaign…
Scrapping one-word Ofsted verdicts is a mistake
The decision to scrap one or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools is good news for teachers – but…
How Creative Scotland was corrupted by gender ideology
Loath as I am to indulge in the national pastime of Scottish exceptionalism, we do pretty well when it comes to…
Labour want to Frenchify the economy
It is not that long ago that the new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that his would be the…
Labour must beware crying wolf about a run on the pound
As winter approaches, and fuel prices go up, Keir Starmer’s honeymoon period is well and truly over. The Labour government…
Angela Merkel played a key role in the rise of the AfD
To no one’s great surprise, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) romped to victory in Sunday’s election in the eastern state of…
How long will Germany’s anti-AfD ‘firewall’ last?
Berlin awoke this morning in a state of shock. Although opinion polls had predicted that the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)…
Starmer rehomes ‘unsettling’ Thatcher painting
To Downing Street, where a painting of a former prime minister has been causing quite a stir lately. Sir Keir…
How long will Starmer’s new MPs stay loyal?
It’s show time for Keir Starmer as MPs return to parliament today following the summer recess. The Prime Minister and…
The war on smokers has gone too far
You’d think, wouldn’t you, that after winning a giant mandate from the electorate and having not yet done anything to…
What the AfD’s ‘historic victory’ means for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland’s success in east German state elections marks a major blow to the government in Berlin. The AfD…
Scottish Nats still haven’t worked out why they lost
Unlike a slightly more high-profile reunion event, the ticketing website for the Scottish referendum tenth anniversary show is not expected to crash.…
The strange case of Pavel Durov and Emmanuel Macron
The arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app Telegram, has not only raised questions about the charges…
Remembering Diana 27 years later
It has been 27 years since Princess Diana tragically died in a car accident in Paris. That makes her one…
La Macronie à l’Agonie: France’s cautionary tale for Australia
As I wandered through Paris over the past few months, it became increasingly evident that the City of Light is…
The AfD is set to win its first ever state election
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party is set to make history and take control of at least one of Germany’s…
Masculinity is not toxic
Violence against women and children is never acceptable, no matter who the perpetrator. Bill Shorten, in an interesting piece in…
Trapped in a climate sleight of hand
The trap that won’t let go… As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen takes climate alarm zealotry to 12…
This could be the first right-wing Scottish Tory leader in years
The Scottish Conservative leadership election is now Russell Findlay’s to lose. The West Scotland MSP has secured three big endorsements:…
Labour’s puritanical attack on vaping
On Times Radio this morning Lucy Powell, Leader of the House of Commons, said that she wanted the government to…
Why Netanyahu is being blamed for the Israeli hostage deaths
The heartbreaking news that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages has caused rage…
The ICC is right to pursue Benjamin Netanyahu
On 20 May, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan tried to push the borders of the ‘permissible’. In an extraordinary rebuke of…
Labor’s six-figure student caps won’t solve a thing
Australia has 12 per cent of the world’s international students
The Irish elite are terrifyingly out of touch
For the average member of the Irish political, media and NGO complex there are several political issues in Ireland which…
The IQ question in education
Does IQ matter? In 1974, the answer was a resounding ‘No!’ Fifty years later, I still remember first-year psychology lecturers…
