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The weakness with which the doctrine of separation of powers is applied in Australia has the practical effect of substantially removing any obstacle to the legislative growth of the executive government. Fairly described as an ‘elective dictatorship’, it is therefore no wonder so many of our basic rights can be ignored and violated. If you think that is an acadamic abstraction, two words: Covid lockdowns
Andrew Motion Something old made new: The Iliad in Emily Wilson’s muscular and moving new translation, the first by a woman, is truly what it claims to be – a version for our time (Norton, £30). And something new made immediate: Hannah Sullivan’s second collection of poems, Was It For This (Faber, £12.99), ambitiously extends
It is always nice to hear compliments about your own country, and the other day a guy in Sao Paulo was being positively glowing. 'London !' said the Brazilian tycoon. 'It's the greatest city on Earth.'
In July this year we spoke with Jonathan Sumption, and we catch up with him again during his trip to New Zealand. In the interim there has been a lot of ch
The comedian’s trip through medieval history may pass at breakneck speed, but it’s an impressive blend of irreverence, accuracy and wit