Day: August 9, 2023

U.S. Downgrade: Expect More to Come

The U.S. government has suffered its second credit downgrade. Given the reaction from the Biden administration, we can safely predict: this is only the beginning.

VOX Spokesman Resigns in Major Party Shakeup

Spanish conservative party VOX has lost a major figure and its parliamentary spokesman, Ivan Espinosa de los Monteros, who has resigned from politics following a disappointing turnout in last month’s national election.

They Just Keep Coming: German Asylum Applications Up 80%

They Just Keep Coming: German Asylum Applications Up 80%

Lawmakers from AfD and CDU said the government “has lost all control” and Nancy Faeser “isn’t lifting a finger” to protect the borders.

August 9, 2023
U.S. Downgrade: Expect More to Come

U.S. Downgrade: Expect More to Come

The U.S. government has suffered its second credit downgrade. Given the reaction from the Biden administration, we can safely predict: this is only the beginning.

August 9, 2023
Hollowing Out in Slow Motion: Germany’s Middle Class Contracts

Hollowing Out in Slow Motion: Germany’s Middle Class Contracts

With a marginal burden of around 50% of gross income under Germany’s taxation and transfer system, people with middle incomes effectively end up with only half of every euro they earn, a study shows.

August 9, 2023
UK Civil Servants Wangle Their Way to Six Figures

UK Civil Servants Wangle Their Way to Six Figures

British bureaucracy has added more workers in the past seven years than the entire regular British Army.

August 9, 2023
Germany: Momentum Builds for Left-Wing Anti-Immigration Party

Germany: Momentum Builds for Left-Wing Anti-Immigration Party

A hotly anticipated left-wing, anti-immigration party seems set to emerge as multiple MPs pledged support to Sahra Wagenknecht the past week and Die Linke entered crisis talks to avoid a schism.

August 9, 2023
Poland Bracing for Wave of Weaponised Migration

Poland Bracing for Wave of Weaponised Migration

Warsaw accused Minsk and Moscow of trying to destabilise the Eastern flank of the EU and NATO.

August 9, 2023
Polish President Calls Election in Shadow of War

Polish President Calls Election in Shadow of War

Polls suggest the ruling PiS will struggle to stitch together a parliamentary majority without the rightist, Ukraine-critical Confederation (Konfederacja).

August 9, 2023
Woman Spy Arrested for Plotting Attack on Zelensky

Woman Spy Arrested for Plotting Attack on Zelensky

In addition to mapping Zelensky’s movements, the woman was attempting to find the location of Ukrainian electronic warfare systems and ammunition warehouses.

August 9, 2023
VOX Spokesman Resigns in Major Party Shakeup

VOX Spokesman Resigns in Major Party Shakeup

Spanish conservative party VOX has lost a major figure and its parliamentary spokesman, Ivan Espinosa de los Monteros, who has resigned from politics following a disappointing turnout in last month’s national election.

August 9, 2023
Finland: Kingmaker Party Ponders Pulling Plug on Scandal-Ridden Coalition

Finland: Kingmaker Party Ponders Pulling Plug on Scandal-Ridden Coalition

Finland’s four-party coalition government is in jeopardy after a media campaign against senior Finns Party over past racist statements led junior members to consider withdrawing support.

August 9, 2023
DeSantis: “Of Course Trump Lost”

DeSantis: “Of Course Trump Lost”

The increase in people voting by mail during the pandemic benefited the Democrats, according to DeSantis, accusing Trump of being partially responsible.

August 9, 2023
Exclusive: Majority of Ukrainians Mistrust NATO and EU

Exclusive: Majority of Ukrainians Mistrust NATO and EU

71% of the respondents said NATO and the EU only follow their own interests and simply use Ukraine for their own purposes. 

August 9, 2023