Month: July 2023

Andy Pandy: Time To Go Back in the Basket

If Anjem Choudary is convicted of terror charges, anything other than a life sentence will be risible. It’s high time our government got serious on the issue of radical Islam.

EU Looks To Shoulder Burden of Ensuring Ukraine Grain Exports

A stone in the EU’s shoe is a Poland-led loose alliance of five nations bordering Ukraine that, in a bid to protect their farmers, wish to extend a ban on the sale of Ukrainian grain, a demand that if not met, some warn they will satisfy unilaterally.

Departure of Chinese FM Qin Gang Viewed With Relief by EU

After what appears to be a shady palace coup in the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, senior diplomat Wang Yi again takes charge and is likely to use his positive relationships with EU leaders to improve tense relations between Europe and Beijing.

Viktor Orbán: China Prophet

The thing Prime Minister Orbán did not say, but easily could have, is that the West is quite decadent, and in civilizational decline by almost any measure.

British Islamist Hate Preacher Indicted on New Terror Charges

British Islamist Hate Preacher Indicted on New Terror Charges

One of Britain’s most notorious Islamic hate preachers, Anjem Choudary, faces new terror-related charges after being convicted of terror offences in 2016 and serving just two years in prison.

July 25, 2023
Meloni Conference Advises Aid, Alliances To Stem Migration Flow

Meloni Conference Advises Aid, Alliances To Stem Migration Flow

The Italian prime minister has softened her anti-immigration rhetoric considerably in recent months, even stating that “both Europe and Italy need immigration.”

July 25, 2023
Israel Gripped by Protests Following Vote on Controversial Bill

Israel Gripped by Protests Following Vote on Controversial Bill

Besides mass protests to contend with, Israel faces the risk of its public sector being crippled. The head of Israel’s main public sector union said he would meet with other union officials to discuss the possibility of declaring a “general labor dispute in the economy,” which they would activate “if necessary until a complete shutdown is achieved.”

Why VOX Fails

Why VOX Fails

After decades of a culture war in which only one side has been fighting, VOX needed more than moderate poise and occasional rallies to turn things around.

Kyiv Claims Responsibility for Moscow Drone Attack

Kyiv Claims Responsibility for Moscow Drone Attack

Russian authorities claimed to have downed the drones with “electronic warfare systems.”

July 25, 2023
Negotiations Underway for Spanish Government

Negotiations Underway for Spanish Government

With Spain in the EU presidency and European elections coming up next year, the shortfall of the Right in Spain is having repercussions in Brussels as well.

July 25, 2023
Spain’s Broken Electoral Map

Spain’s Broken Electoral Map

Were the PP to govern now, it is unlikely that it would try to resolve the asymmetries of the Spanish system on display during these elections, especially with Núñez Feijóo at the helm.

Why Tucker Carlson Says You Must Build a Home Library

Why Tucker Carlson Says You Must Build a Home Library

Never in human history has it been easier and cheaper to amass an enormous personal library of the greatest literature produced by our civilization (and others)—and never, perhaps, has it been more important to do so.

July 25, 2023
Outcry After Missile Damages Odesa’s Historic Cathedral

Outcry After Missile Damages Odesa’s Historic Cathedral

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has promised that Italy, “with its unique expertise in restoration,” was “ready to get involved with the reconstruction of Odesa’s cathedral and other treasures of Ukraine’s artistic heritage.”

Thousands of Cubans Flown Illegally Into Europe

Thousands of Cubans Flown Illegally Into Europe

Serbia’s decision to shut down its visa-free schemes has reduced the number of migrants travelling from countries such as Burundi, Cuba, and India, but the EU’s latest quota system does nothing to help the fight against illegal migration.

July 24, 2023
Merz Open to CDU-AfD Cooperation at Local Level

Merz Open to CDU-AfD Cooperation at Local Level

Merz’s apparent dismantling of his party’s firewall against the AfD at the local level comes just days after an opinion poll revealed that support for the anti-globalist party, once again, reached a new all-time high, at 22% of the national vote—just four percentage points behind the CDU.

July 24, 2023
Spain: Coup Rumours Against PP Leader Alberto Feijóo After Poor Election Results

Spain: Coup Rumours Against PP Leader Alberto Feijóo After Poor Election Results

Despite substantially increasing their vote share, party president Alberto Feijóo could face a challenge from regional PP leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso, as socialists contemplate an unstable alliance with Catalan separatists to form a new coalition.

July 24, 2023