The parents of 15 year old Lithuanian boy Arminas Pileckas have blasted Sweden and the Swedish media for cowardice in the face of the migrant threat, and for covering up the murder of their son. Arminas Pileckas, a native of northern
The Liberal Democrats are facing a possible investigation by the Electoral Commission over allegations of illegal donations organised by one of the party’s ‘rising stars’. The Daily Telegraph reported Ibrahim Taguri telling an undercover reporter posing as a rich Indian
I venture some observations on the concept of money, some if not all of which readers of this website will be familiar but worth setting down for those not keen on sitting by the pool this summer with Schlicter’s Paper
This week we are moved to ignore the news – which we have done our best to follow without throwing things at the television – take a large step back and consider a question which has been bugging us. Why is it
Former Australian citizen ‘Jihadi Jake’ who apparently converted to radical Islam while still at school has reportedly killed himself in a suicide bomb attack, after driving a van load of explosives into a public place in Ramadi, Iraq. The so-called
A chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II has claimed the Koran incites Muslims to violence and is in contrast to the message of forgiveness in the Bible. Reverend Gavin Ashenden made his comments to LBC on Wednesday after the Archbishop of
A group of “Imams, sheikhs, advocates, activists, community leaders, community organisations and student bodies of the Muslim community” have issued a joint statement claiming the government is trying to “criminalise” Islam. The 128 signatories to the letter claim that Muslims
Driving to work this morning, radio on, and the news announces: “UKIP involved in another race row.” Oh dear, what now? “UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, has announced, on a documentary due to be shown next week on Channel 4, that
France has objected to plans by the Council of Europe to issue a Euro coin to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. The battle was the final defeat of Napoleon and took place two hundred years ago in Belgium. This prompted
An unidentified British soldier is being flown home from Sierra Leone this morning, after contracting the virus while deployed with the British Army response to the outbreak in the former colony. The soldier, who remains unidentified by authorities but is a
Nigel Farage has claimed the media “wilfully misinterpreted” his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination
The Twitter account of a Melbourne, Australia, teen nicknamed the “White Jihadi” has been suspended after he tweeted about coming attacks that would “make 9/11 look like child’s play.”
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is in complete control of the Libyan port city of Sirte, confirms The New York Times (NYT).
In 2009 I witnessed a massive illegal cigarette haul. 120 million cigarettes, smuggled into Northern Ireland by the IRA. The seizure, in the heart of ‘bandit country’, was the largest ever seen in Europe, with an estimated street value of nearly
The number of non native-German speakers in Austria’s schools has risen, despite a decline in the total student numbers, official statistics have revealed. According to The Local, almost a quarter of a million students, or 21 per cent of the
Britain may need to brace itself against a new wave of migration as Germany is set to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join the passport-free Schengen area, the Express reports. The move essentially moves the border of the EU to
It used to be known as ‘chivalry’. But now behaviour from men such as holding doors open for women or offering their jacket if a woman looks cold has been reclassified as “benevolent sexism” by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston.
The European Union is set to allow travel Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area, so there are no passport controls between the countries and the rest of the EU. The move will mean that illegal immigrants who cross the
The Global Warming Policy Foundation has published a transcript of an exchange between Lord Lawson and Bank of England governor Mark Carney at the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. Three things are clear. 1. The Canadian import Carney cannot
Apologies but I don’t have much time to write this article as I’ve got rather a lot to do, going back through a list of all my past boyfriends to see if I can find one who has managed to
The RSPCA has once again been accused of cruelty after it seized and killed a beloved pet pig, thought to be the oldest of his breed in the world. The animal charity, which markets itself as caring and kind, has
In an uncharacteristic bit of savvy foresight and planning, the United States is pivoting itself away from Europe and towards the Pacific. This makes an awful lot of sense, given that that’s where its security challenges and trade opportunities will
The BBC have come under fire after a sixth of it’s main evening news programme was a soft PR feature on Ed Miliband and his family ahead of the General Election campaign. The interview was pitched as ‘the first interview
Former Liberal Democrat MP Baroness (Jenny) Tonge has told a meeting in Parliament that Hamas “should have been allowed to try” to run the Palestinian state after they won the election in 2006. Tonge, who described herself as “notorious” at
Politicians need to come clean and admit that they are still vastly overspending taxpayers’ money, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has said. The economic think tank has drawn up a blueprint of savings which will enable government to achieve its own
Nigel Farage broke down in tears on TV the other day as he described how his children had been bullied just because their dad was Nigel Farage. I do hope you find this as shocking and depressing as I do.
