Month: October 2022

UK: Curtains for Truss

Names of candidates to replace Truss are already floating about. These include former rival Rishi Sunak, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, and even former PM Boris Johnson.

Time for Britain to Euthanise the Conservative Party

Facing inevitable electoral oblivion, in an odd way, affords the political Right a rare opportunity. With absolutely no chance of keeping Labour out of Number 10 (nor any possibility that they could prove worse), the nation finally has the opportunity to bury the Tories once and for all, and unite behind a genuine conservative coalition.

Lola’s Murder: Searching For Political Decency

Recuperation is quite simply the preferred and almost exclusive modus operandi of the Left. Having abandoned the idea of truth, it must look for something else to fuel its battles.

EU Inflation Keeps Rising

In September 2021, the inflation rate for the European Union was 3.4% and 3.6% for the euro zone. Today, eighteen EU member states report inflation above 10%.

Joint Investigation of Nord Stream Attacks Called Off

Investigation into the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines are turning into a race for evidence after Sweden pulled out of an earlier agreement on forming a ‘Joint Investigation Team’ with Denmark and Germany.

VOX’s Viva22: Remembrance as Resistance

Viva22 centered on the need for historical memory as a safeguard against social engineering and the push for a borderless global market.

U.K.: New Finance Minister Props Up Beleaguered Truss Amid Policy Reversal

U.K.: New Finance Minister Props Up Beleaguered Truss Amid Policy Reversal

Jeremy Hunt’s proposed tax scheme could easily have been hatched by a Labour government.

October 18, 2022
Why the West Should Hold Off on Normalising Relations With Iran

Why the West Should Hold Off on Normalising Relations With Iran

Trade with hostile nations is always not a bad idea—after all, interdependence can increase the chances of peace. Yet some European countries were perhaps naïve to pursue a normalisation of relations with Iran so eagerly.

October 18, 2022
Prosecutors Launch Probe into Von der Leyen’s Shadowy Vaccine Procurement 

Prosecutors Launch Probe into Von der Leyen’s Shadowy Vaccine Procurement 

Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakušić said the EU Commission’s purchase of 4.5 billion vaccine doses for 450 million EU citizens is the biggest corruption scandal in human history.”

October 18, 2022
Russia Resumes Air Strikes Across Ukraine

Russia Resumes Air Strikes Across Ukraine

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitshchko, posted on social media that approximately 28 drones were seen flying over the city and that there were a total of five explosions.

October 18, 2022
New Italian Government On the Way

New Italian Government On the Way

The defection of Forza Italia’s votes in the Senate reveals that tensions persist in the coalition over posts in the future government. Meanwhile, Sergio Mattarella has not officially recognized Giorgia Meloni as prime minister.

October 18, 2022
V4 Holds First Joint Meeting Since Russo-Ukraine War Began

V4 Holds First Joint Meeting Since Russo-Ukraine War Began

Presidents from the four Central European countries meet to discuss the war in Ukraine, the V4’s collective security, the ongoing energy crisis, inflation, and the potential expansion of alliance.

October 18, 2022
Morocco Denies Having a Land Border with Spain

Morocco Denies Having a Land Border with Spain

Ambassador Zniber said that his government does not recognize the UN’s characterization of the border fence as a Spanish-Moroccan land border, because it does not recognize Melilla to be Spanish.

October 17, 2022
Non-Binary Aztecs Against la Hispanidad

Non-Binary Aztecs Against la Hispanidad

Whatever its opinion concerning the Spanish empire, the Descolonícemonos initiative quickly betrayed its abject submission to prevailing ‘woke capitalism.’

October 17, 2022
Germany’s Largest Mosque Allowed to Broadcast Muezzin’s Call to Prayer

Germany’s Largest Mosque Allowed to Broadcast Muezzin’s Call to Prayer

The mayor of Cologne said allowing the call to prayer was “a sign of respect.” But some in the Muslim community accuse Henriette Reker of criminal naivety.

October 17, 2022
Orbán in Berlin: Sanctions Have Been a “Catastrophe”

Orbán in Berlin: Sanctions Have Been a “Catastrophe”

The sanctions, which Orbán described as a “catastrophe”—and argued had been implemented in a “primitive” way— are “killing Hungary and Germany too.”

October 17, 2022
Queen Elizabeth and Christian Monarchy, Part I: The Servant-Queen

Queen Elizabeth and Christian Monarchy, Part I: The Servant-Queen

What inspired her vow to uphold the ideal of the knight-like servant-monarch? In part, the answer is: her parents. Happily and faithfully married, the Queen’s parents had a deep Christian faith. This faith bore fruit.

October 17, 2022
Uncertainty Reigns in Bulgaria After Parliamentary Elections

Uncertainty Reigns in Bulgaria After Parliamentary Elections

An analysis of the Bulgarian political landscape highlights the structural fragility of the country, which, unlike its Eastern European neighbours, has not yet fully succeeded in its transition to a serene democratic state.

October 17, 2022