by Spectator Australia | Jul 2, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/07/the-demise-of-the-royal-train-was-inevitable/The news that the Royal Train is heading for that great siding in the sky appears to be at odds with the monarch’s longstanding and keenly felt support for environmental causes. King...
by Spectator Australia | Jul 2, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/07/trump-threatens-to-deport-elon-musk-over-bbb-opposition/It’s a time, as a great Republican once announced, for choosing. Elon or the Donald? After they seemed to reach a détente, open hostilities have now resumed. This isn’t a cold...
by Spectator Australia | Jul 1, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/07/will-the-welfare-bill-really-push-150000-into-poverty/Labour MPs are obviously going to panic when told their votes might plunge just one person into poverty – let alone 250,000. That was the original estimate for the fallout from...
by Spectator Australia | Jul 1, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/07/trump-could-bomb-iran-again/President Trump has already warned Tehran that he’ll be back if Iran tries to revive and advance its nuclear programme, following the strikes by B-2 stealth bombers. Judging by the comments of the head...
by Spectator Australia | Jul 1, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/07/northern-ireland-is-still-paying-a-heavy-price-for-brexit/This week heralds the arrival in Northern Ireland of yet more overregulation, bureaucratic overreach, and political incompetence. No, Keir Starmer isn’t making an...