Australian Politics
Australia’s populist moment is finally here
But can it actually fix anything?
The dangers of defenestration
Political instability in Australia provides sobering lessons for plotters in the Labour Party
The voters were the biggest losers in Australia
Triumph for the Labor Party means triumph for mediocrity
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
A slow Burnham
Andy Burnham is not from London. Have we mentioned that he is not from London?
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
The imprudence of Dame Prue
Dame Prue Leith is spreading errors about assisted suicide
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators