Lauren Smith is a London-based columnist for europeanconservative.com
The Moral Cowardice of Defending Female Genital Mutilation

The Moral Cowardice of Defending Female Genital Mutilation

A paper co-authored by 25 academics is demanding the the West stops “stigmatising” child abuse to appease migrant communities.

December 18, 2025
When ‘EU Values’ Suddenly Become Optional 

When ‘EU Values’ Suddenly Become Optional 

From climate rules to migrant quotas, Brussels is quietly retreating on policies once sold as non-negotiable—revealing how power, not principle, ultimately shapes EU decision-making.

December 17, 2025
The EU’s Migration Plan Feels Like a Sick Joke

The EU’s Migration Plan Feels Like a Sick Joke

What’s Brussels’s solution to mass migration? More migration, of course.

December 12, 2025
Europe’s War on Democracy

Europe’s War on Democracy

The European political establishment has only grown more explicit in its contempt for voters.

December 11, 2025
Ireland’s Push for Digital ID Is Bad News for Freedom

Ireland’s Push for Digital ID Is Bad News for Freedom

Censoring the internet for children never ends there.

December 10, 2025
The Soft Return of Blasphemy Laws

The Soft Return of Blasphemy Laws

A teacher has been sacked for reminding his pupils that Britain is a Christian country.

December 9, 2025
The EU’s Censorship Regime Is Coming for X—Again

The EU’s Censorship Regime Is Coming for X—Again

How does Brussels still delude itself into believing there is no free-speech crisis in Europe?

December 8, 2025
The Anti-Israel Tantrum Threatening To Break Eurovision

The Anti-Israel Tantrum Threatening To Break Eurovision

Four nations have declared they will boycott next year’s song contest over the inclusion of the Jewish State. Good riddance.

December 5, 2025
How Brussels Unwittingly Bankrolls Hamas

How Brussels Unwittingly Bankrolls Hamas

New documents reveal that EU-funded NGOs have been infiltrated by the Islamist terror group.

December 4, 2025
Ireland’s Anti-Israel Mania Is a National Disgrace

Ireland’s Anti-Israel Mania Is a National Disgrace

The latest scandal over the renaming of Herzog Park shows just how hysterical and hateful Irish Israelophobia has become.

December 3, 2025
Is the Party Over for ‘Your Party’?

Is the Party Over for ‘Your Party’?

Last weekend’s conference proves that the Islamo-leftist alliance will eat itself alive.

December 2, 2025
Europe’s Growing ‘Honour Killing’ Problem

Europe’s Growing ‘Honour Killing’ Problem

The brutal murder of an 18-year-old girl in the Netherlands, allegedly at the hands of her own family members, must force an uncomfortable conversation about migration and integration.

December 1, 2025