It’s time to take a stand against Chinese bullying
brett2020-06-01T15:36:21+01:00A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned in the magazine how the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to bully our allies and friends in Australia. Read more
Coronavirus gives the New York Times another excuse to bash Britain
brett2020-06-01T15:39:03+01:00Of course most people don’t read the New York Times. But the paper retains a certain cachet in America, and undoubtedly directs a lot of public thinking in that country,
Hugging China hasn’t done us any favours
brett2020-05-07T11:02:21+01:00Like nearly everything named a ‘scandal’, ‘affair’ or given the post-fix ‘gate’, almost nobody now remembers the Dalai Lama affair. Read more
Now that so many people have REAL grievances due to the coronavirus pandemic, let’s hear less from all those spouting daft made-up ones
brett2020-05-06T09:36:01+01:00Only when the tide goes out,' according to the great investor Warren Buffett, 'do you discover who has been swimming naked.' Read more
We need to make China pay for coronavirus…and we need to walk away
brett2020-05-06T09:39:05+01:00As viewers of the series Chernobyl know, non-democratic governments have a history of covering up their errors. Read more
Can you believe Boris Johnson’s luck?
brett2020-05-06T09:42:24+01:00The Prime Minister's enemies would rather think of him as a chancer than a gifted leader Read more
Do Joe Biden’s supporters still ‘believe all women’?
brett2020-05-06T09:45:36+01:00It is also a deeply unwise piece of advice. As unwise as it would be to say ‘believe all men’ or ‘believe all humans.’ Read more
Public Shaming: Vergebung ist nicht vorgesehen
brett2020-05-06T09:49:00+01:00Die im Namen von Identitätspolitik oder sozialer Gerechtigkeit geführten neuen Kulturkriege tragen besonders in den sozialen Medien unverkennbar Züge aufkeimenden Wahnsinns Read more
Coronavirus: Real problems tend to supplant the confected
brett2020-04-26T13:02:11+01:00Futurology is a mug’s game. There are too many examples of it going wrong to make anyone comfortable about trying it. Read more