
We know who Nigel Farage is sympathetic towards when it comes to the European Union leaders and Vladimir Putin. In fact, I’ve had some stick for basically agreeing with him for the past few months on these very pages. (Hint:
by Raheem Kassam31 Mar 2014, 3:53 AM PST0

The grandson of a Liberal Democrat Lord and Lady has launched a rap career with a video that The Sun newspaper has labelled as the “worst rap song and video ever”. David Palmer – the grandson of Lord and Lady
by Raheem Kassam30 Mar 2014, 4:01 AM PST0

British Member of Parliament George Galloway has claimed on his Iranian state-funded television programme that “Zionists sent gunmen to the Maidan [Ukraine]” to force Ukrainian Jews to move to the Middle East. He also claimed that Israel is a “very
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The dust is settling after the first Farage vs. Clegg debate, and the media finally seems to be easing up on the “Oh my God Farage doesn’t blame Russia for EVERYTHING” line. So what better time for UKIP to drop
by Raheem Kassam28 Mar 2014, 7:47 AM PST0

President Obama has made two major gaffes so far during his Europe trip. After falsely claimed that Kosovo held a UN-assisted referendum on self-determination, he then wrongly said that Georgia was not being considered for NATO membership. Speaking on Kosovo
by Raheem Kassam27 Mar 2014, 11:28 AM PST0

As the UK awaits the findings of a key review regarding the potential for plain packaging of tobacco products to reduce the health costs of smoking, new data from Australia are raising serious questions regarding the effectiveness of such laws
by Raheem Kassam27 Mar 2014, 4:52 AM PST0

by Raheem Kassam27 Mar 2014, 4:34 AM PST0

The pictures above were chosen for more than just their depiction of last night’s debate. They were chosen because they illustrate what the debate was really about. You may have been fooled into thinking that it was about 27 million
by Raheem Kassam27 Mar 2014, 3:11 AM PST0

The battle for the common ground continues to rage within high-profile British Muslim circles. To me there can be no greater example of this ongoing turf war than the recent Newsnight debate between Quilliam founder Maajid Nawaz, Muslim commentator Mo
by Raheem Kassam26 Mar 2014, 2:54 AM PST0

On Saturday evening, Breitbart London began to pick up information about a Belgian daily newspaper – described to us as “the Belgian version of The Guardian” – published a grossly offensive image of U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife
by Raheem Kassam25 Mar 2014, 5:07 AM PST0

Former UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has said that the West’s response to the crisis in Crimea has been less than adequate, stating that “Russians understand consistency and strength and we have not shown either”. Speaking to a meeting
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Who knows who Chris Davies MEP is? No one? Fair enough. It’s not surprising really. Another Liberal Democrat suckling at the taxpayer teat in Brussels, hopefully soon to be ousted by a surging UKIP, or quite frankly… anyone. But in
by Raheem Kassam23 Mar 2014, 11:25 AM PST0

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Member of Parliament Nick Boles has been trampolining for the Sport Relief charity today. That’s right. A politician. A trampoline… what could possibly go wrong? Boles, who is the MP for Grantham, told the Grantham Journal: “It’s been a trip down
by Raheem Kassam21 Mar 2014, 7:43 AM PST0

Ah 2012… a year which witnessed the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Curiosity Rover landing on Mars, and my appendix bursting in the British Ambassador’s residence in Tel Aviv. But the year was also noteworthy for the launch of the English
by Raheem Kassam21 Mar 2014, 6:54 AM PST0

Just as Lord Tebbit was telling me last night that the Conservative Party chairmanship was being mishandled… the Conservative Party chairmanship was being mishandled. The reactions to Grant Shapps and Tory HQ’s patronising post-budget graphic have covered all the satirical
by Raheem Kassam20 Mar 2014, 3:13 AM PST0

Lord Tebbit, who was speaking at a meeting of the Bow Group think tank, told a packed Commons committee room that he did not want the Conservatives to enter coalition government and that the coalition was now “beginning to smell
by Raheem Kassam19 Mar 2014, 1:46 PM PST0

Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry has announced that the Crimea referendum and the subsequent Russian annexation of the region is the “free expression of will of the autonomous republic’s population”, invoking the United Nations Charter in support of its claims. In a statement
by Raheem Kassam19 Mar 2014, 7:55 AM PST0

On today’s BBC Daily Politics programme, europhile Tory MP Laura Sandys claimed that her party leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, was a ‘Euro-Realist’. Sandys’s remarks may be taken with a pinch of salt given that she called Prime Minister Thatcher
by Raheem Kassam18 Mar 2014, 5:59 AM PST0

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Convicted terrorists, extremist preachers and dozens of other Islamist activists rallied in East London on Saturday, in a sure sign that the newly founded ‘Need4Khilafah’ group is becoming increasingly emboldened in its anti-Western agitation efforts in the UK. A video
by Raheem Kassam17 Mar 2014, 6:27 AM PST0

The European Union (EU) undertook a concerted, costly campaign to undermine Russia’s influence in Ukraine, and help the EU’s expansionism agenda, reports EU blogger Richard North. North has accused the EU of meddling in Ukrainian affairs on a “colossal” scale,
by Raheem Kassam14 Mar 2014, 7:12 AM PST0