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It's eight months since the under-16 social media ban began, and a single fact is staring the government in the face: The ban hasn't made any difference to the 80 per cent of children still using it. By the government's own standard, it has failed. Yet, r

Thank god, that's over! The risky (and some may argue, unnecessary) spectacle of Reform Leader Nigel Farage competing against a satirist with a bin for a head is not what British politics needs right now. And yet that's what everyone got. While normally t

The result in Clacton is more evidence for my thesis that voters are so entrenched in their attitudes towards Nigel Farage that his chances of reaching No. 10 are slim. Reform is spinning the 17 per cent jump in its leader's vote share as a triumph - and

First it was Nigel versus the establishment. Now it's Nigel versus the police (although perhaps they're part of the same establishment lambasted by Farage throughout the Clacton by-election - indeed, throughout his political career). Did Essex police warn

There are two words you will hear endlessly today: 'hollow victory'. Nigel Farage is back as MP for Clacton, but by doing battle with a bin, he has achieved nothing but embarrassed himself. Look, his refusal to attend his own count just proves it. That is

Nigel Farage has been re-elected in Clacton, comfortably winning the self-inflicted by-election that Britain's major parties chose to boycott. The Reform leader received 22,239 votes - 1,000 more than his total at the 2024 general election. His main rival

Cooking has held little - actually, no - appeal during the steamy days and tropical nights of the past five heatwaves. Fortunately, salvation has been close at hand thanks to disposable barbecues. Fired up in the garden, they've been my go-to ally for an

In 2038, Australia will celebrate 250 years since the arrival of the First Fleet. That will be a big deal. It provides an opportunity to recognise the contributions generations before us made to building the nation we have inherited. There will be officia

There was some confusion earlier this week when the government announced a 'crackdown' on betting shops, as part of its efforts to spruce up our high streets. Presumably, the term 'betting shops' was only being used because it is more emotive and easier t

The Allan-led Victorian Labor government introduced its 'world first' work from home legislation back in March before the wheels completely fell off the caboose. In a press release issued at the time, then Premier Allan enthusiastically stated that if you