I was shocked when I saw it being reported that the Conservative Party is considering introducing punishing tax hikes in next week’s Budget. Reportedly, the party plans to jack up…
Europe
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The Salmond-Sturgeon affair continues and shows no sign of ending. Of course, according to the frontpage of the National newspaper there is no corruption crisis or scandal engulfing the SNP. Despite…
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Defence is a vital post-Brexit relationship but the UK needs to wake up and really engage in the defence debate and review the EU’s ambitions for their European Defence Union…
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In recent days in Italy a new government has been formed. It is chaired by the former president of the ECB Mario Draghi and has broad support from the majority…
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In an astounding display of arrogance, the EU vice president Maros Sefcovic ruled out any flexibility in the application of the NI Protocol and then went on to upbraid the…
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Another historic low in the Catalan Elections has Spanish Conservatives wondering whether Pablo Casado should still be in his job. In some ways, it is almost impressive. Partido Popular (PP),…
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After 14 years of governing Scotland with seeming total impunity, the SNP house of cards might finally be on the verge of collapse. The cause of their downfall? The age-old…
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The Brexit trade deal accepts EU control and audit supremacy over Horizon Europe’s research & development programmes. This link to the EU defence architecture which is facilitated by EU rules…
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Earlier this week, the BBC World News network was banned from broadcasting in Chinese to the mainland. Allegedly, this ban is due to “a slew of falsified reporting on issues…
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We are dealing with major changes in the Italian political landscape nowadays. Last week Giuseppe Conte presented his resignation and we now have a new Prime Minister in Mario Draghi.…