To remedy the lassitude afflicting the economy we need patriotic capitalism freed from the dead hands of governments, from environmentalists and from union leaders stuck in the cloth-cap mindset of yore. Most of all we need economic experts who understand and preach that consumer-led stimulation is a pernicious myth

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'We're against bigotry,' cry the bigots who demanded Israel Folau's head on a platter. Their wish was granted to the accompaniment of secular hymns praising the hollow gods of Acceptance, Empathy and Inclusion -- mercies extended only to members of the progressive choir. For the non-anointed there can be only the wilderness of exile

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There is very little doubt that aborting an eight-week old fetus is taking a life. That has to be front and centre of the debate. To my mind, however, that doesn’t make the pro-life argument conclusive, leaving me wary of those on both side who insist the matter is cut, dried and beyond dispute

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Unpleasant in almost every aspect of her policy prescriptions, US presidential aspirant Elizabeth Warren actually gets something right in opposing one-sided preferential trade rules. In this she is as one with Donald Trump. What a pity there are no Australia voices joining their choir

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I was born in Liverpool, whose inhabitants are not known for exemplary pronunciation, so it is with some trepidation that I note the endemic mangling of our common tongue. Think I'm taking picayune offence? Turn on your radio and wince

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Notice something about the modern Left's three articles of faith: open borders, climate paranoia and imported cheap stuff. All in one way or another impact deleteriously on some citizens more than others. All pay homage to globalisation and, as part of that, to the interests of those who used to be called foreigners. We need to take stock

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Old people with money who can’t run away represent rich pickings for home-invasion bandits and muggers, which is where one might hope the abuse of elderly Australians would stop. Alas, recent treasurers and aspiring treasurers have taken note of the easy pickings

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Bill Shorten heeded the economic counsel of Chris Bowen and threw away the unlosable election. Meanwhile in Warringah, a quite astonishing number of voters jettisoned a seasoned, dedicated and decent man for a blonde political confection preaching the utter nonsense of climate catastrophism. Celebrate the Coalition's win certainly, but take no comfort in it

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While 'The Secret Barrister' details the shocking state of Britain's legal system, with particular attention to its gullible, incompetent, politically correct and politically motivated police force, I challenge any Australian reader to absorb its litany of outrages without a gross and recent injustice in a Victorian court coming immediately to mind

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You might have seen reports from London of 'climate activists' glueing themselves to Tube trains and so forth. Yes, they are quite mad, but their insanity's disruptive antics are the smaller woe. Far more depressing is that even the likes of Boris Johnson, who should know better, see their cause as just

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