Month: January 2024

UK Officials Lap Up Idea of Facial Recognition Instead of Passports

UK Officials Lap Up Idea of Facial Recognition Instead of Passports

Critics call the technology “a mortal threat to privacy as we know it.”

January 4, 2024
Europe’s Open Back Door: Italian Migration Up 50% in 2023

Europe’s Open Back Door: Italian Migration Up 50% in 2023

None of the Meloni government’s policies have reduced illegal immigration so far.

January 4, 2024
Spain Sees Highest Jihadist-Related Terror Arrests in 20 Years

Spain Sees Highest Jihadist-Related Terror Arrests in 20 Years

A massive increase in the number of arrests came after the Hamas attack on Israel.

January 4, 2024
Jail, but Only for White Men

Jail, but Only for White Men

UK Sentencing Council urges lenience for certain demographic groups, not others.

January 4, 2024
Peace, Goodwill, and Harmony: On King Charles’ Christmas Speech

Peace, Goodwill, and Harmony: On King Charles’ Christmas Speech

In the King’s speech, we hear faint resonances of the Christian and Neoplatonic idea of harmony.

January 4, 2024
Strike: NHS Leaders Get Rich While a Million UK Patients Have Procedures Cancelled

Strike: NHS Leaders Get Rich While a Million UK Patients Have Procedures Cancelled

Union demands a 35% pay increase from Tories, but admits it would prefer working with the SNP-led Scottish government.

January 3, 2024
Macron Allies Slander Le Pen Party as “Putin’s Mouthpiece in France”

Macron Allies Slander Le Pen Party as “Putin’s Mouthpiece in France”

The Washington Post article is just the latest in a long series of accusations made against the Rassemblement National over the past few months.

January 3, 2024
Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty in  Hong Kong Show Trial

Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty in  Hong Kong Show Trial

Beijing hopes to deter its critics through political ‘lawfare’

January 3, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Hungarian Economy Still Standing Strong

Euros & Dollars: Hungarian Economy Still Standing Strong

In the cacophony of EU criticism, it is easy to forget that Hungary is one of Europe’s most enduring economic success stories. The unfolding recession has not changed that.

January 3, 2024
New Year’s Eve Violence Tears Across Western Europe

New Year’s Eve Violence Tears Across Western Europe

Riots, mass brawls and attacks on emergency services are becoming commonplace across the continent.

January 3, 2024
EU Cash Grab Likely As Belgian Council Presidency Begins

EU Cash Grab Likely As Belgian Council Presidency Begins

Ahead of the European elections, Belgium is pushing a tough federalist line.

January 3, 2024
Catholic Blessings for Same-Sex Couples: An International Rebellion

Catholic Blessings for Same-Sex Couples: An International Rebellion

Local episcopal conferences react against recent pontifical doctrine.

January 3, 2024