Britain nearly got lucky, last year. Nearly. Back in July 2022, when Britain’s ruling Conservatives were casting about for a replacement for the unlamented Boris Johnson, one name that stood out from the pack of CINOs and globalist toadies was Kemi Badenoch. As I wrote back then: If Badenoch
Britain has long been a case study in the madness of “Net Zero”. The UK faces the prospect of widespread power outages for the first time since power was rationed in the early ’70s. Even barring full blackouts, tens of thousands of British households have to choose, every winter, between
Kit Klarenberg ronpaulinstitute.org Allegations of sexual impropriety and abuse by comedian and podcaster Russell Brand by the British media prompted YouTube to demonetize the star’s popular channel on September 20. The Grayzone can now reveal that YouTube’s financial censorship of Brand is the result of an effort
Right to Life News righttolife.org.uk The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has reminded police in the UK that “silent prayer, within itself, is not unlawful”, raising questions about legislation passed earlier this year that makes “influencing” any person who wants to access abortion services at an abortion facility illegal.
September 18th, 2023 Derbyshire County Council now looks as though it is going to trigger a section 114 action as their finances are in a dire state. It is now becoming commonplace to hear about the financial problems in local government. Of course, it is not due to the incompetence
As I reported for the BFD last week, the UK parliament gave a subtle middle finger to Beijing when it adopted a cross-party report that described Taiwan as “an independent country”. The Sunak government has lent its support to another besieged democracy, with a timely visit to Israel. The
Following on from my recent letter the escapee from Wandsworth prison has been recaptured. He was charged off a bicycle near the canal in Northolt, west London by a plain clothes police officer, from the anti-terrorism unit. In the aftermath of the recapture two prison officers have been suspended
September 5th, 2023 The UK really is becoming depressing, with Rishi Sunak constantly demonstrating that even though he has a brain the size of a planet, he doesn’t understand the planet that we live on. He continuously comes across as aloof and distanced. Last week my little town was
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I was surprised by how much generally favourable attention Mohamad AI Fayed received following his death at 94. I had an amusing exchange with him in the late 1980s. This followed a situation of my own making when I’d arrived in London on a Saturday
In a move that will almost certainly enrage the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – which is to say, it’s the right thing to do – a UK government report has explicitly referred to Taiwan as “an independent country”. This is a bold move: the CCP is adamant that the independent island
Michael Cook Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. mercatornet.com A future in which the right to life will be profoundly and inhumanely corrupted is on display in a dispute between a British teenager who wants to live and a UK hospital who wants
August 30th, 2023 In the latest figures, Cornwall emerges as the poorest region of England. House prices are high, being inflated by second homeowners and Airbnb. Airbnb records 20,688 active rentals in 2022 and this, along with the demand for second homes, has inflated property prices throughout the county.
righttolife.org.uk The annual March for Life is taking place on Saturday 2 September in central London and its organisers are hoping for the biggest turnout yet. Last year, some 7,000 people made their way down Whitehall to gather on Parliament Square, outside the Houses of Parliament, to
Robert G. Patman University of Otago Strategy, as the great military thinker Carl von Clausewitz once observed, is the process of effectively applying means to achieve clearly defined ends. But good strategy in global politics has proved easier said than done. The post-Cold War era is replete with examples
August 16th 2023 In a photo op today, Rishi Sunak was filmed assuring a crowd of people that everything was going according to plan (what plan? his famous 5 points are a wish list, not a plan). He uttered the following phrase which usually loses all credibility with the electorate
Autumn Johnson Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. newsbusters.org New research from the United Kingdom confirms what many already knew: artificial intelligence has
