Day: November 21, 2024

The Enterprise State

The conservative reluctance to wield state power must be ditched entirely if we are to save our nations.

The Enterprise State

The Enterprise State

The conservative reluctance to wield state power must be ditched entirely if we are to save our nations.

November 21, 2024
Brussels Paves the Way for New ‘Cash-for-Reforms’ Model

Brussels Paves the Way for New ‘Cash-for-Reforms’ Model

Von der Leyen’s latest power grab merges departments under her control and ties EU funds to ideologically-biased conditions.

November 21, 2024
Hungary Seeks Extradition of Accomplice Linked to Violent Activist MEP

Hungary Seeks Extradition of Accomplice Linked to Violent Activist MEP

Gino Abazaj, called a “friend and comrade” by Italian MEP Ilaria Salis, was arrested by French police last week.

November 21, 2024
German Journalist Could Face Prison for Mocking Government Officials

German Journalist Could Face Prison for Mocking Government Officials

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser filed a criminal complaint over a photo that was obviously a work of satire.

November 21, 2024
French TV Channel Fined for Calling Abortion the World’s Leading Cause of Death

French TV Channel Fined for Calling Abortion the World’s Leading Cause of Death

Owners forced to apologise for on-screen presentation of inconvenient truth.

November 21, 2024
Islam-Critical Writer Boualem Sansal Disappears During Trip to Algeria

Islam-Critical Writer Boualem Sansal Disappears During Trip to Algeria

The Franco-Algerian author was in the crosshairs of a government he has vocally criticised.

November 21, 2024
UK Parliament Aims To Grill Elon Musk Over Online ‘Disinformation’

UK Parliament Aims To Grill Elon Musk Over Online ‘Disinformation’

In response, the CEO quipped that he would like to summon British officials to explain their “censorship and threats.”

November 21, 2024
UK’s Longest-Serving and Cross-Party MPs United Against Assisted Suicide Bill

UK’s Longest-Serving and Cross-Party MPs United Against Assisted Suicide Bill

The joint intervention by Tory and Labour backbenchers has been commended as “powerful and correct.”

November 21, 2024
Italy and Romania Team Up Against EU’s “Unscientific” Smoking Ban Proposals

Italy and Romania Team Up Against EU’s “Unscientific” Smoking Ban Proposals

Campaigner says nations’ joint statement “exposes the bloc’s misguided approach.”

November 21, 2024
EU Climate Chief Demands West-Financed Global Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

EU Climate Chief Demands West-Financed Global Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

While Western nations are expected to foot the bill for the world’s climate transition, China and other major industrial players would only have to chip in ‘voluntarily.’

November 21, 2024
Dutch Right-Wing Lawyer Vows To Fight Back in Free Speech Case

Dutch Right-Wing Lawyer Vows To Fight Back in Free Speech Case

“What happened to me happens to many others,” she said. Raisa Blommestijn hopes her fight will inspire others to speak out, despite the risks.

November 21, 2024
Finland Suspends Foreign Aid to Somalia Over Refusal To Take Back Refugees

Finland Suspends Foreign Aid to Somalia Over Refusal To Take Back Refugees

MEP suggests this could be a model for the wider EU.

November 21, 2024