Lauren Smith is a London-based columnist for europeanconservative.com
Meet the Forever Maskers

Meet the Forever Maskers

Years after lockdowns were lifted, a small group of fanatics still believe that the COVID-19 pandemic never ended.

July 17, 2025
The EU’s War on Farmers

The EU’s War on Farmers

Amid disastrous green diktats and crippling cuts to farmers’ livelihoods, the out-of-touch elites in Brussels seem to have forgotten where their food comes from.

July 16, 2025
Why Banning Smartphones Attacks Parents

Why Banning Smartphones Attacks Parents

Neither the state nor schools can raise children better than their own parents can.

July 15, 2025
The Rise of ‘Respectable’ Antisemitism

The Rise of ‘Respectable’ Antisemitism

A new report reveals just how entrenched Jew hatred has become among well-to-do, right-on Brits.

July 14, 2025
Why Europeans Are Taking The Law Into Their Own Hands

Why Europeans Are Taking The Law Into Their Own Hands

As our states give up on fighting crime and policing borders, citizens are increasingly fighting to take back control.

July 11, 2025
Islamic Identity Politics Is Taking Hold of Europe 

Islamic Identity Politics Is Taking Hold of Europe 

Fuelled by Islamists and their progressive enablers, sectarianism is creeping into the mainstream.

July 10, 2025
Brussels’ Tough Talk on Borders Is Fooling No One

Brussels’ Tough Talk on Borders Is Fooling No One

The political establishment is ramping up the rhetoric on migration in an attempt to outflank the populist Right. Voters will see right through it.

July 9, 2025
Rape Is Not Resistance: How Western Feminists Betrayed Israeli Women

Rape Is Not Resistance: How Western Feminists Betrayed Israeli Women

A new report lays bare an uncomfortable truth for the pro-Palestine set—that Hamas used rape as a weapon of war.

July 8, 2025
No, Gen Z Is Not The New Face of Fascism

No, Gen Z Is Not The New Face of Fascism

Europe’s young people don’t want to ditch democracy, as some claim, they are just losing faith in the political status quo.

July 7, 2025
Starmer’s Failure Is Fuel for Britain’s Populist Revolt

Starmer’s Failure Is Fuel for Britain’s Populist Revolt

One year on, the Labour government has little to celebrate, except for how effectively it has exposed the emptiness of technocratic rule.

July 4, 2025
Europe’s New Puritans

Europe’s New Puritans

Obsessed with ‘public health,’ our miserablist governments are on a mission to tell us when, where, and how often we can have fun.

July 3, 2025
Schengen’s Midlife Crisis

Schengen’s Midlife Crisis

Forty years on, the European Union’s open-borders experiment has proved catastrophic.

July 3, 2025