Don’t believe the spin. The European Union’s drive towards centralisation continues at break-neck speed. This was illustrated just last night when a report – an ultimate EU wish list – was discussed in the European Parliament by the federalist fanatics
A UN-endorsed carbon offset scheme designed to reduce emissions has actually increased them massively, a study by a green think tank has found. As well as pumping much as 600 million tonnes more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the carbon
JERUSALEM (AP) — Crowds of angry ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, wearing long beards, black and white garb and large black hats, protested in the streets of Jerusalem earlier this month against a new cinema opening its doors on the Sabbath. The
From Reuters: LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – European shares fell on Wednesday, tracking declines in other markets as concerns about China’s economy persisted, with bank and mining stocks lagging. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which rose 4.3 per cent on
It’s been thirteen years since Pierce Brosnan last played James Bond in a 007 movie, in 2002’s Die Another Day – but that didn’t stop the actor from speculating about who could take the reins as the world’s most famous spy when Daniel Crag eventually hangs up the tux.
The number of foreign born citizens living in the United Kingdom is set to soar to over 8 million people for the first time, says a prediction by the Migration Observatory at Oxford University. The claim comes just 36 hours before the
Sex offenders, including child abusers and rapists, convicted in certain EU countries are free to come to Britain using the fundamental European freedom of free movement of persons. British police can apply for orders to stop sex offenders registered in the
As tensions rose after journalists were turned away from a Red Cross refugee centre on the outskirts of Milan, about 100 asylum seekers took to the streets to protest over poor living conditions and bureaucratic delay. Although The Local reports yesterday
ROSZKE, Hungary, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A surge in migrants, many of them refugees from Syria, hit Hungary’s southern border on Tuesday, passing through gaps in an unfinished barrier to a Europe groping for answers to its worst refugee crisis
Four members of the same family have appeared in court accused of keeping a woman as a domestic slave in their Stockton home. An interpreter was needed to translate proceedings into Punjabi. Sakina Bibi, 67, Rabia Mobin, 27, Tariq Mahmood Siddique,
Russia briefly banned and then unbanned the entire Wikipedia site today following an outbreak of panic among internet users in the country. A court in the small town of Chyorny Yar had imposed the ban after over concerns that an
With the culturally traditional Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur on the horizon, the State of Israel has published a travel advisory warning of threats against Jewish sites in western and northern Europe. European Jewish Press reports the Counter-Terrorism Bureau (CTB)
Germany has thrown open her doors to Syria, declaring it will welcome all that country’s asylum seekers. In doing so, it has overturned a EU convention which insists that asylum seekers must register in the first country they reach. Germany will
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned protests that erupted on Friday near an asylum center in East Germany as “abhorrent” and “shameful.” Several police were injured in violent clashes later that evening, which are being blamed on the far
A Jewish organisation dedicated to opposing the anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is seeking to take Leicester City Council to court over its recent decision to boycott Israel. The organisation has accused the council of anti-Semitism, likening the
Lesbos (GREECE) (AFP) – Tensions are running high among refugees and migrants in the camp for non-Syrians on the Greek island of Lesbos.
As the 2015 federal election enters its third year second week, a variety of issues that are rarely at the forefront of Canadian political discourse have found their way into the campaign sphere. Elections in Canada tend to be defined
Have you ever considered that there might be a good reason some animals are nearing extinction? And that it would be better if they just died off?
The UN Security Council has held its first-ever meeting on LGBT rights. US Ambassador Samantha Power called it a sign that gay rights are “being injected into the mainstream at the United Nations,” as she called on all countries, including
Britain’s “debt of honour” to Afghan interpreters (one pictured above, his face blurred for security purposes, helping Prince Harry), who worked with British troops during the Afghanistan war is being ignored. Instead bureaucracy is being allowed to get in the way of
Last month I watched the celebrated US economist Paul Krugman explain to 2000 people in Las Vegas why debt doesn’t matter. Despite being at a business focused libertarian conference he convinced a sizeable chunk of his audience, by a show
There are around 800 Islamist extremists across Europe who have returned from Iraq and Syria and are ready to strike at any moment, Spanish counter-terror sources have warned. Speaking after Moroccan gunman Ayoub El Khazzani was overpowered on a train
A Sinn Féin proposal to support gay marriage, submitted to one of Northern Ireland’s largest district councils, has been comprehensively defeated. The motion was rejected before any debate could take place. Sinn Féin members wanted the council to support same-sex marriage nationally.
Europe’s most senior unelected official is proud of a borderless EU. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, believes the Schengen area of 26 countries that have removed all shared checkpoints was ‘one of our very greatest achievements’. As more European leaders
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have scored record support in another opinion poll, confirming previous results that suggest a surge in popularity. The party, which backs much tougher controls on immigration and asylum seekers, has been rising in popularity as the
From Reuters: LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index jumped on Tuesday, recovering some of the ground lost in the previous session when it hit multi-year lows on concerns about China’s economy. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 2.8
