A long-standing billionaire donor to the Conservative Party was yesterday confirmed to have ceased his backing for David Cameron’s party after the Tories championed the same-sex marriage bill in July last year. Hedge fund owner Sir Michael Hintze is said
On Wednesday, Ukraine’s new government announced in front of thousands in Independence Square that it has nominees for the new cabinet. The cabinet will govern the country until official elections take place on May 25. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, opposition leader and
A majority of voters in England and Wales would oppose an independent Scotland using the Pound, despite acknowledging that such a decision would damage the Scottish economy. In a poll by YouGov for the Sunday Times, 58 percent of English
On Monday, Ukraine’s parliament sprung to action and filled two important posts. They appointed Oleg Makhnitski, a lawmaker with Svoboda (Freedom) Party, as the prosecutor general and Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, a lawmaker with the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms party, as the
Some good came out of a very violent week in Kiev, Ukraine. David and Lisa Bundy of Montgomery, AL, traveled to Kiev during the worst week of the three month protest to pick up four orphans they adopted. Their apartment
The Ukraine Gun Owners Association wants the new government to add their own right to bear arms to the country’s constitution. As of today Ukrainian Gun Owners Association will start to work on the preparation of amendments to the Constitution,
Ukraine’s parliament sprang into action on Sunday and voted their speaker Oleksandr Turchynov interim president until elections are held on May 25. They passed a resolution on Saturday that ousted President Viktor Yanukovich and called for early elections on May
Yesterday afternoon there was talk of a new agreement been Ukraine’s Russia-aligned strongman, President Viktor Yanukovych, and the protesters gathered for an increasingly violent showdown in Kiev’s Independence Square. The last “truce” lasted a matter of hours before demonstrators, believing
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich signed a deal with opposition leaders that curbs his powers, holds early elections and releases his 2010 presidential opponent, Yulia Tymoshenko, from prison. But not all Ukrainians are happy, and protesters said they will stay until
Petro Nazapo sharpens a wooden table leg with his penknife as he prepares for another night at the barricade of sandbags and barbed wire. Behind him, masked protesters were putting the finishing touches to a makeshift wood-and-tarpaulin storehouse full of
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 20 wounded in overnight clashes between police and pro-independence demonstrators in southern Yemen, a local official and witnesses said on Friday.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s presidency said Friday that it has negotiated an international deal intended to end battles between police and protesters that have killed scores and injured hundreds. It was unclear whether the deal would appease protesters, and
(WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT) SKY NEWS: At least 70 people have reportedly been killed after police fired live rounds at anti-government protesters near Independence Square in Ukraine’s capital Kiev. The claim was made by a doctor working with the activists, who
Ukraine protesters seized a Kiev post office and captured over 67 policemen. The violence is getting worse on both sides as the opposition to Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich grows more frustrated. On Wednesday, Yanukovich announced via his website that he
You may have heard Nick Clegg throw down the gauntlet to Nigel Farage this morning on LBC radio’s Call Clegg show. Clegg has offered to debate Farage on Europe. And Farage should be jumping for joy. It was only 10
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is joining the American Enterprise Institute in a special free online streaming video program that will celebrate happiness, free enterprise, and human flourishing. The special presentation will premier February 20 at 9 AM and will
A major anti-government protest in Venezuela on February 12 left three student protesters dead and injured dozens of others. As those detained are released from prison, however, the real toll begins to surface. Two protesters released today claim to have
As had been predicted, the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined once again — this time to 1.9 percent, down from 2.03 percent. The likelihood of CPI falling short of the two percent forecasts was something I alluded to in my
Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko was at the Kiev residence of embattled President Viktor Yanukovych for a meeting as clashes rage between police and protestors on the iconic Independence Square, his spokeswoman said.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Defiant protesters shouted “Glory to Ukraine” as burning tents lit up the night sky after thousands of riot police moved against the sprawling protest camp in the center of Kiev on Tuesday. The police, armed with
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Scotland faces reality as independence referendum approaches Venezuela expels three American diplomats after anti-government protests United Nations accuses North Korea of ‘unspeakable atrocities’ Scotland faces reality as independence referendum approaches On September 18, Scotland
In his first inaugural address as president of the United States, George Washington said, “The sacred fire of liberty and destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted
Republican Party of Texas Chairman, Steve Munisteri, has long been telling Republican clubs and organizations across the state that Hispanics in Texas are more ‘Republican’ than national trends. Recent polling from Gallup now backs that statement. Hispanics have become increasingly
Call it the glocalization of the Tea Party movement. As those in the global – and permanent – superclass seek to make borders irrelevant, increase taxes, and empower unaccountable and far removed bureaucracies, racking up debt, increasing cronyism, and ruining
Hi, Alexander Hamilton here. Okay, I’ve been dead since 1804, but I still keep up with things. And so, for example, I was amused to see groupon.com, the online daily deals company, touting a special deal, offering customers $10 off on their
