Month: October 2022

Decline of the English Bobby, Part II:
The New Commissar

Police now show at least as much interest, if not more, in what people think and say as they do in obvious kinds of criminal behaviour. The new paramilitary social worker will sooner quiz a TERF than catch a thief.

Swedish Satire Upsets Erdogan

The Swedish ambassador explained to the Turkish government that “there is freedom of speech in Sweden,” but the satirical segment by the Kurdish comedian has had diplomatic repercussions.

Rumours of Dissolution at the French National Assembly

The legislative and executive powers are now engaged in a form of institutional one-upmanship. Emmanuel Macron, threatened by a motion of censure, answered with another threat: the dissolution of the National Assembly.

Armenian-Azeri Peace Talks

Western powers have helped embolden Azerbaijan. Between 2018-2019, the U.S. gave more than $100 million in military aid to Azerbaijan.

Ongoing Negotiations over Spain-Germany Pipeline

Ongoing Negotiations over Spain-Germany Pipeline

It has now been suggested that if France remains steadfast in opposing the MidCat project, one may be built through Italy instead.

October 4, 2022
Germany: 16,000 Businesses on the Brink of Collapse

Germany: 16,000 Businesses on the Brink of Collapse

The German Retail Trade Federation warned the federal government that as many as 16,000 business could go bankrupt this year in the face of runaway energy prices.

October 4, 2022
EU Unemployment Has Stalled

EU Unemployment Has Stalled

The highest current unemployment rates in the EU are found in Spain (12.4%) and Greece (12.2%); among the lowest are Hungary (3.5%) and the Netherlands (3.8%).

October 4, 2022
Latvian Election: Party of Staunch Putin Critic Wins

Latvian Election: Party of Staunch Putin Critic Wins

None of the parties catering to Latvia’s ethnic Russian minority, which makes up more than 25% of the country’s 1.9 million population, managed to secure a seat. 

October 4, 2022
The Theresian Hope Beyond Europe’s Strange Death

The Theresian Hope Beyond Europe’s Strange Death

Without the root of prayer, Europe is like a drowning museum and a place of cynical intrigue, but at prayer Europe is in the fight of her life—where darkness and collapse beckon the annihilation of identity. In such times, civilisations require saints.

October 3, 2022
‘LGBTI*’ Daycare Centers Opening in Berlin; Pedophilia Advocate on Board

‘LGBTI*’ Daycare Centers Opening in Berlin; Pedophilia Advocate on Board

Rüdiger Lautman, a sociologist who has been accused of advocating pedophilia for decades, sits on the board of directors of the organization responsible for the new child daycare centers.

October 3, 2022
NGO Report Claims Chinese Police Stations are in 30 Countries

NGO Report Claims Chinese Police Stations are in 30 Countries

A new report accuses China of using so-called ‘overseas service stations’ as police stations to help hunt down fraud suspects in foreign countries, while China claims their purpose is purely administrative.

October 3, 2022
Ancient Egyptian Burial Site Discovered in Israel

Ancient Egyptian Burial Site Discovered in Israel

The chamber has been dated to about 1213 BC, during the reign of Pharaoh Rameses II who ruled over the land of Canaan. 

October 3, 2022
Danish Queen Strips Grandchildren’s Royal Titles 

Danish Queen Strips Grandchildren’s Royal Titles 

A visibly moved Prince Joachim responded that his family “are all very sad,” and that “it is never pleasant seeing your children being treated unfairly. They are in a situation they don’t understand.”

October 3, 2022
Volatility Strikes Debt Markets

Volatility Strikes Debt Markets

Volatility in prices and yields on the government-debt markets are the second highest recorded since 2009.

October 3, 2022
African Day Labourers Face Eviction, Labour Exploitation

African Day Labourers Face Eviction, Labour Exploitation

A worker, of Malian origin, disappeared from a farm in 2013 and was never found. The Malian went missing after he and other migrant workers from his crew argued with the farm owner about their working conditions.

October 3, 2022
Pound Plunge: Don’t Blame Kwasi

Pound Plunge: Don’t Blame Kwasi

There was no ‘crash’ of the pound. The big rate increase by the Federal Reserve simply created an irresistible opportunity for investors to make some good money, and do it safely.

October 2, 2022