Day: May 27, 2023

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

The EU’s messianic reflex is all the more worrying considering that Brussels recently acquired a formidable weapon with imprecise contours: financial conditionality.

UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration

Various Tory prime ministers, first David Cameron, then Boris Johnson, then Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak, have promised British voters to drastically reduce immigration, and they have all failed, purposefully or not, to deliver.

Mass Migration As Ideological Fetish

“We cannot establish numbers [of immigrants to be received], as this will depend on the needs of Spain’s labour market,” said the Spanish PM.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands

Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands

An investigation revealed that some Syrians who had fled the civil war had encountered their former torturers while living in the Netherlands.

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains To Propose Ambitious Anti-Immigration Plan

Les Républicains wants to appear to be in tune with the state of French public opinion, which demands rigour and firmness in the management of immigration.

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

EU as Arbiter of Ideological Elegance?

The EU’s messianic reflex is all the more worrying considering that Brussels recently acquired a formidable weapon with imprecise contours: financial conditionality.

May 27, 2023
Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in <em>The Magnificent Ambersons</em>  

The Magnificent Ambersons engages with issues of technological and social change in modernity. But it is also a very human story, focusing on a single family, detailing the lives of its members as change rocks their way of life

Eurostat: Afghans and Syrians Drive EU Asylum Surge

Eurostat: Afghans and Syrians Drive EU Asylum Surge

The asylum surge into the EU continues unabated as 76,505 first-time asylum applicants arrived in Europe in February 2023.

May 27, 2023
EU Council President Atones for Overspending by Spending More

EU Council President Atones for Overspending by Spending More

After being accused of taking too many private flights, Michel wants to buy carbon credits to fly even more. Because Europeans care more about pollution than their taxes being spent unnecessarily, right?

May 27, 2023
UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration

UK: Tories Oversee Record Levels of Net Migration

Various Tory prime ministers, first David Cameron, then Boris Johnson, then Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak, have promised British voters to drastically reduce immigration, and they have all failed, purposefully or not, to deliver.

May 27, 2023
Spain’s Local Elections Echo Internationally

Spain’s Local Elections Echo Internationally

Spain’s local elections are setting the stage for general elections in December.

May 27, 2023
Mass Migration As Ideological Fetish

Mass Migration As Ideological Fetish

“We cannot establish numbers [of immigrants to be received], as this will depend on the needs of Spain’s labour market,” said the Spanish PM.