The pandemic has made cynics of us all
brett2021-10-20T12:04:28+01:00Areport by MPs into the spread of the coronavirus has concluded that the government’s approach constituted one of this country’s worst ever public health failures. Read more
Lars Vilks, Lonely Hero of the ‘Cartoon Wars’
brett2021-10-20T12:22:44+01:00For drawing Mohammed, he and others were attacked and mostly abandoned Read more
The technocrats of the European Union won’t be able to survive the next French revolution
brett2021-10-11T10:24:49+01:00The Right-wing writer Eric Zemmour has pushed aside the Le Pens, and now poses a serious challenge to Emmanuel Macron Read more
Should we be worried that China’s brazen show of force in Taiwan risks hurtling globe into World War Three?
brett2021-10-11T10:25:49+01:00China's actions risk turning the Cold War into a hot war Read more
The tactics of victimhood
brett2021-10-01T14:53:36+01:00Late last week the Labour deputy leader was the subject of a glowing profile in the Times. The piece described Angela Rayner’s alleged physical similarity to Nicole Kidman, spoke indulgently
Farewell to Cambridge’s disastrous Vice-Chancellor
brett2021-09-24T11:13:38+01:00You do not have to read between the lines to realise that Toope is leaving because his brief tenure at Cambridge has been an unmitigated disaster, a fact that has
Where has the truth gone?
brett2021-09-17T14:07:35+01:00It is perfectly plain to most people that a male-born person throttling a woman for sport does not constitute great societal progress. It is possible to hold this view without
China blasting AUKUS defence deal is all the proof we need that it’s the right thing to do
brett2021-09-17T14:09:23+01:00Biden, Boris Johnson and Australian PM Scott Morrison unveiled a new AUKUS pact. It will see the three countries work together to build Australia’s first ever nuclear submarines Read more
Government must not turn our Brexit leap into one giant belly-flop
brett2021-09-14T19:14:17+01:00This week the Prime Minister told the House of Commons that Covid had changed everything and that the pandemic was not in anyone’s manifesto Read more