Huge numbers of women are opposed to fracking because they don’t understand the science behind the process, a leading female scientist has claimed. Men are nearly twice as likely to support fracking as women, research has shown. Professor Averil Macdonald
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s new political advisor Andrew Fisher has been appointed despite still being under investigation by the party for urging voters not to back a Labour candidate at the last election, it has emerged. In a tweet, Mr
A row has broken out between the government and the House of Lords over planned Tax Credit cuts for working people, leading to warnings of a “constitutional crisis”. The Lords are aiming to block the motion. In response, the Prime
The eurosceptic grassroots campaign group Leave.EU has signed up over a thousand local councillors from across Britain and the political spectrum in support of their campaign to Leave the European Union at the forthcoming referendum. The campaign already has, 270,000
A recommendation by UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) would have no significant negative effect on how people intend to vote, and among Conservative voters actually grants a significant boost to
As many as 96 per cent of asylum seekers refused asylum in France are not deported, a new report has found. The report, by France’s top auditing body the Accounting Court (Cour des Comptes) slammed the country’s asylum system, which
Greenpeace campaigners have jumped on the cancer diagnosis of a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant as proof that nuclear power isn’t safe, issuing statements describing his diagnosis as a “massive blow” to the industry. But cancer specialists have
A Conservative led council has refused to give a tax break to Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, admitting that granting a discount on the firm’s £15.2 million business rates bill would be illegal under EU law. Tata Steel yesterday confirmed 900 job
“No one is illegal” runs the German Green Party’s slogan. But one of their number, Mayor Boris Palmer, is not so sure. Critics accuse him of “scaremongering,” but serving as mayor of Tübingen for the last nine years, Palmer has
A German primary school has banned students, staff and parents from wearing a burqa or niqab on school premises, and even claims to have gained the full support of local Muslim organisations in the process. Teachers and parents at the
Political parties promoting nationalism and fiscal responsibility always benefit electorally from a financial crisis, a German think tank has claimed. The think tank examined the results of more than 800 general elections in 20 advanced economies, documenting the rise of the
According to POLITICO magazine, a desire to preserve the Christian heritage of Europe is “wacky”. Also deemed bizarre are: people not welcoming violent migrants, dismay at the fact that diseases long-eradicated in Europe are now making a return, and concern
One of Britain’s most pro-European Union (EU) members of the establishment has introduced an amendment to the European Union Referendum Bill which would compel the government to publish a report detailing what life after a British exit from the EU would
People smugglers operating across the Mediterranean have started offering “seasonal discounts” as winter winds turn the sea choppy. In previous years the number of migrants crossing in winter has been as few as one tenth of those crossing in summer,
The leaders of the European Parliament’s largest party are pushing ahead with plans to introduce a European Union (EU) army, justifying the measure by citing concerns over “Russian aggression” and containment of the migrant crisis: “We are going to move
A Muslim former newsagent from Birmingham has been handed a suspended prison sentence for two counts of racially aggravated harassment after calling a Member of Parliament’s secretary “white trash”. In a series of phone calls, he also bombarded female staff
Such is the scale of migration into the UK and around Europe that new banking service firms are developing products to cater to Europe’s migrants, hoping to turn a quick profit. One such product, recently launched by London-based start-up Monese,
The chairman of the youth wing of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own party has publicly declared the group’s opposition to Germany’s current open doors immigration policy, arguing that a ceiling on immigration figures should be set. He rejected Merkel’s claims
Over the last 18 months, £13.5 million of tax payers cash has been spent chartering planes to deport illegal immigrants, including foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers, often in half empty planes. The cost breaks down to an average of £5,000 per person,
A UKIP Member of the European Parliament has condemned the ongoing practice of British jobs on recruiting websites being aimed solely at Polish speakers. Highlighting polish language adverts for British jobs in the hospitality and care industries, she blamed the
An National Health Service (NHS) hospital has advertised for a reiki spiritual therapist to help breast cancer patients deal with “emotional, physical and spiritual issues”. The successful applicant, who will receive a full time salary plus generous benefits, is only expected
The Church of England (CofE) has lost so many members it is having to consider restructuring its centuries-old parish system to cut costs. In a bid to preserve funds for the upkeep of its historic churches, the Church is mulling
Migrant teenagers living in Germany are shamelessly showing off their spoils from pick-pocketing sprees while the German police look on, powerless to act. While most are waiting for asylum claims to be processed, their crimes are unlikely to affect their
A group of Swedish bearded hipsters posing for a photograph in the countryside were mistaken for ISIS militants and reported to police, they have said. The group, who were posing with a black flag featuring crossed swords, say they can
The European Union’s Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has told a leading campaigner that she does not take her mandate “from the European people.” Her statement came in response to a question on the unpopular Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
