From The%20Spectator
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Australia does not need a policeman for a police state
When the Labor Party won the federal election off a tired, limping, and lost Morrison Liberal Party – we knew…What to read next: Australia’s e-Safety Karen | Australia fails to protect children from gender experiments | The Voice zombie lumbers on in South Australia | Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong
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The Spectator Australia
Climate change is the gift that keeps on giving. We are familiar with the havoc it is supposedly wreaking on…What to read next: Swiss grannies upstage Greta as court rules on climate ‘rights’ | A diesel in the shed | Australia’s e-Safety Karen | On Passover, Israel, and the scourge of antisemitism
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The Spectator Australia
You can have your solar panels and your turbines on the hills; You can use the warmth of sunshine to…What to read next: The return of the hungry horses | Australia’s e-Safety Karen | On Passover, Israel, and the scourge of antisemitism | Laughs, lies, and lights out
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Australia’s e-Safety Karen
If you were to believe Anthony Albanese, Elon Musk is the greatest threat to Australian democracy since Lucifer fell from…What to read next: Australia fails to protect children from gender experiments | The Voice zombie lumbers on in South Australia | Musk vs Australia’s ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state | A diesel in the shed
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Australia doesn’t need a Ministry of Truth
Two unrelated acts of stabbing violence, first the random murderous rampage of a knife-wielding man in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, followed…What to read next: Australia is in danger of tearing itself apart | Shylock and the Nazis: the truth about Shakespeare’s most infamous character | Richard Dawkins: in defence of scientific truth | The Sydney church terror attack is a wake-up call for Australians
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Elon Musk doesn’t know how to turn Tesla around
The share price is in freefall. Sales are sliding at an accelerating rate as customers lose interest. The Chinese are…What to read next: Donald Trump’s U-turn could vindicate his Tory enthusiasts | Welsh Labour’s speeding U-turn shows devolution is beginning to grate | If Apple loses against China so will the West | The Bank of England can’t blame IT for its dodgy forecasts
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Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?
We are now just nine months out from the latest possible general election, which means that in a year’s time…What to read next: Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes parliament | Could Europe send troops to Ukraine? | Why are the English embarrassed about St George’s Day? | Shylock and the Nazis: the truth about Shakespeare’s most infamous character
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UNRWA hasn’t earned our trust in Gaza
Before 7 October last year, observers had long suspected an uncomfortable symbiosis between UNRWA, the UN organisation tasked with organising…What to read next: The National Portrait Gallery’s bizarre obsession with slavery | The courts can’t solve climate change | Is climate change really a human rights matter? | Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?
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Tony Blair is a post-democratic product
Why was it that when I read a big interview with Tony Blair over the weekend – the ostensible premise…What to read next: Long live the litter lout snitches! | Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced? | UNRWA hasn’t earned our trust in Gaza | Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes parliament
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Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes parliament
After eight hours of debate on the Rwanda Bill, peers finally threw in the towel shortly after midnight. The two…What to read next: Sunak insists Rwanda scheme is ‘ready’ | Sunak set for final game of Rwanda ping pong | Sunak targets Britain’s ‘sick note culture’ | How many MPs will reject Sunak’s smoking ban?
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Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?
It is 2026, and in a downbeat speech at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin finally announces a withdrawal from Ukraine. Russian…What to read next: The US war aid might be too little, too late for Ukraine | Wartime Budapest was a haven, then a hell, for Europe’s Jews | Ukraine’s plight is getting more desperate by the day | Is Georgia’s future with Europe, or Russia?
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Why are the English embarrassed about St George’s Day?
How should the English celebrate St George’s Day? England is a country with plenty to boast about, but doing so…What to read next: Ukraine’s plight is getting more desperate by the day | Modern-day slavery in Mauritania | Is there any way back for the Met Police? | It’s no surprise the SNP’s climate change law has failed