Day: August 7, 2023

Austria: No Majority for Main Establishment Parties, Poll Reveals

Presently, with the polling figures as they are, the national-conservative Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) will be needed to form a majority coalition unless the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP) is willing to take a sharp left turn to join forces with the SPÖ along with either the Greens or NEOS.

“All in This Together”: The UK Asylum Con

The most basic inspection of the facts leads one to the conclusion that every cog in the immigration wheel is either milking the system, or at the very least working against the interests of the British people.

Use of Cash Should Be Constitutional Right, Says Austrian Chancellor

Nehammer’s plan, and that of his conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), is being viewed as an attempt to seduce voters away from the FPÖ in the run-up to next year’s parliamentary elections, which, the latest polls say, the FPÖ has a good chance of dominating.

Only 5% of First-Time Voters Support PiS as Poland’s Young Turn Populist

Only 5% of First-Time Voters Support PiS as Poland’s Young Turn Populist

With a new opinion poll showing PIS at just 5% among first-time voters, the governing party is totally outflanked by both the left and populist right among younger age cohorts.

August 7, 2023
Sunak Triples Fines for Housing or Employing Illegal Migrants

Sunak Triples Fines for Housing or Employing Illegal Migrants

The maximum fine for employing an illegal migrant will rise in 2024 from £15,000 to £45,000—per worker.

August 7, 2023
Scottish Government Felling Almost 2,000 Trees per Day To Save the Environment

Scottish Government Felling Almost 2,000 Trees per Day To Save the Environment

The measures have been noticed—and mocked—across Europe, where policymakers are busy pursuing the Green Deal.

August 7, 2023
Peace in Ukraine Elusive as Jeddah Talks Conclude

Peace in Ukraine Elusive as Jeddah Talks Conclude

While China was present, Russia, importantly, was not, casting doubt on the future viability of the initiative.

August 7, 2023
EU 2024: AfD’s Turn Right Rattles EPP President 

EU 2024: AfD’s Turn Right Rattles EPP President 

EPP boss Manfred Weber is bothered by AfD’s right turn as parliamentary calculus draws conservatives and more moderate populists together in the European Parliament.

August 7, 2023
Austria: No Majority for Main Establishment Parties, Poll Reveals

Austria: No Majority for Main Establishment Parties, Poll Reveals

Presently, with the polling figures as they are, the national-conservative Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) will be needed to form a majority coalition unless the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP) is willing to take a sharp left turn to join forces with the SPÖ along with either the Greens or NEOS.

August 7, 2023
“All in This Together”: The UK Asylum Con

“All in This Together”: The UK Asylum Con

The most basic inspection of the facts leads one to the conclusion that every cog in the immigration wheel is either milking the system, or at the very least working against the interests of the British people.

August 7, 2023
Ukraine Hits Two Bridges Connecting Crimean Peninsula to Mainland

Ukraine Hits Two Bridges Connecting Crimean Peninsula to Mainland

With Ukraine’s counter-offensive having stalled, Kyiv seems to have pivoted to long-distance pinprick attacks, by which it hopes to impede Russia’s efforts in supplying its troops fighting in Southern Ukraine.

August 7, 2023
Britons Fear Chinese Electric Cars Could Be Trojan Horses

Britons Fear Chinese Electric Cars Could Be Trojan Horses

It is feared that Beijing could gain access to “huge” amounts of information about British citizens due to the Conservative Party’s drive to carbon ‘net zero.’

August 7, 2023
Use of Cash Should Be Constitutional Right, Says Austrian Chancellor

Use of Cash Should Be Constitutional Right, Says Austrian Chancellor

Nehammer’s plan, and that of his conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), is being viewed as an attempt to seduce voters away from the FPÖ in the run-up to next year’s parliamentary elections, which, the latest polls say, the FPÖ has a good chance of dominating.

August 7, 2023
Blunt Advice for Holiness, Happiness, and Homelife

Blunt Advice for Holiness, Happiness, and Homelife

In 42 short meditations on a wide range of topics, Hubert van Zeller presents the universal call to holiness by bluntly addressing common tendencies in man. His writing has a British 1950s charm, yet cuts to what is essential in a way that feels modern and relevant.

August 7, 2023