Month: February 2022

Boris Johnson’s Policy Chief Vows Return to Conservatism

Griffith explains the prime minister’s agenda going forward: grow employment, tackle the NHS backlog, control borders, make streets safer, bring down the cost of living and cut taxes to let everyone keep more of their own money.

Russia and Germany at War for Media Control

Russia has requested the closure of the local office of the German international radio and television station Deutsche Welle. This is the first time that a Western media has been banned in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Germany: Asylum Applications Up 56%; Highest Point Since 2017

The data, released by Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, revealed that some 190,800 migrants submitted applications for asylum last year, up 56.4% from 2020. The figures are the highest recorded since 2017.

Christian Leaders Call for Release of Pro-Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai

Christian leaders asked authorities to drop the charges against Jimmy Lai. “We plead with you to have compassion on his life and well-being and to correct this injustice. We will continue to hope and pray for his eventual release as well as for the well-being and prosperity of Hong Kong and all the peoples of the whole Chinese nation,” the letter said.

French Journalist Under Police Protection Over Radical Islam Documentary 

French Journalist Under Police Protection Over Radical Islam Documentary 

A prominent French journalist is now under police protection after receiving a torrent of death threats over a documentary that sheds light on the catastrophic social impact that mass migration and radical Islam have had on France.

February 3, 2022
Finland Scraps COVID-19 Restrictions; Norway Follows

Finland Scraps COVID-19 Restrictions; Norway Follows

Just days after the world entered its third year of the pandemic, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced that her government would end all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-February.

February 3, 2022
Spotify Choses its Most Successful Podcast over Neil Young’s Music

Spotify Choses its Most Successful Podcast over Neil Young’s Music

It is interesting that far-reaching, global policy measures concerning the administration of specific medical products to the general population should so endear themselves to wealthy artists.

February 3, 2022
European Arbitrations in the French Campaign

European Arbitrations in the French Campaign

By participating in the Madrid summit, Marine Le Pen looks to strengthen her international stature and to reinforce her relationships with her European allies; to use the platform as a way to gain legitimacy in the fight against Éric Zemmour.

February 3, 2022
The Death of Discussion Culture

The Death of Discussion Culture

We are in a situation in which a democratic decision-making process has been abandoned in favour of deferral to the ‘experts’ chosen by the media. This cannot be good.

February 3, 2022
Will U.S. Neocon Doctrine Destabilize Ukraine?

Will U.S. Neocon Doctrine Destabilize Ukraine?

Nobody knows the war hawks in Moscow better than the Ukrainians, living as they do in the ominous shadows of Putin’s birds of prey. But the Russians are not the only ones throwing war-stirring rhetoric around.

February 2, 2022
€14 Billion to be Poured into Belgian Defense

€14 Billion to be Poured into Belgian Defense

When implemented, Belgium’s Defense budget would increase from 1.3% to 1.54% of its GDP. This would still constitute less than the 2% standard which NATO members are expected to operate under.

February 2, 2022
The Ongoing Communist Revolution in the West

The Ongoing Communist Revolution in the West

The communist revolution of today is far more difficult to fight than that during the 20th century. Perhaps the first thing that needs to be done to bolster our fight is admit that what we are facing is essentially a revolution aimed at moving the world towards communism.

February 2, 2022
Belgium Fails to Deport Imam with Ties to 2004 Madrid Train Bombings

Belgium Fails to Deport Imam with Ties to 2004 Madrid Train Bombings

The news comes only a few weeks after Belgium had stripped the residency permit of the highly popular Muslim cleric Mohamed Toujgani. Toujgani was chief imam of the Al Khalil Grand Mosque in Molenbeek, the Brussels district known as a breeding ground—and place of refuge—for Islamist radicals.

February 2, 2022
Liturgy, Pastoral Care, and Western Civilisation

Liturgy, Pastoral Care, and Western Civilisation

Senior clergy persistently talk about the primacy of ‘pastoral care,’ implicitly presenting themselves as exemplars. Now they refuse to extend such care to those who want nothing more than to worship God as did their forefathers in the Faith.

February 2, 2022
UK Prime Minister in Hot Water over Lockdown Parties

UK Prime Minister in Hot Water over Lockdown Parties

The revelations about Downing Street’s parties are beginning to have political consequences. Some legislators of Johnson’s own party “will push for a non-confidence vote” should it turn out that he lied to Parliament.

February 2, 2022
EU Economy Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

EU Economy Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Despite the strong growth rates in the 4th quarter, the European economy has only barely recovered from the pandemic.

February 2, 2022