Joanna Sharp I had not planned to travel abroad this year, especially after the UK government’s announcement in early 2021 that foreign holidays were forbidden. Even heading towards the...

Dustin Broadbery The government is pressing ahead with its Vaccine Passport and plans for a two-tier society are afoot. The effrontery of those leading the charge beggar’s belief. When...

Andrew Korybko Czechia’s surprise decision to expel a whopping 18 Russian diplomats on alleged espionage pretexts reeks of British meddling behind the scenes. Strategic Context All of Europe is...

In a flagrant piece of political theatre, the governments of Britain and the EU have announced they have come to terms on a Brexit deal. Though the deal has...

Kit Knightly A report published by the European Commission in late 2019 reveals that the EU has been looking to increase the scope and power of vaccination programmes since...

Kit Knightly There was a cartoon on TV when I was little called Pinky and The Brain, watched by small children and ironically appreciated by culty (perhaps stoned) teenagers...

This is just an open thread to focus discussion on the breaking news of the day. The last day of the first month of 2020 is shaping up to...

Binoy Kampmark The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, construction of which is intended to transport 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to Germany per year under the Baltic...

Frank Lee Such was the response to any of those who questioned what was happening to the animal revolution which had expropriated the farmer (Jones) and set up the...

Frank Lee The EU describes itself as being “based on the rule of law. This means that every action taken by the EU is based on treaties”[1]. The most...

Philip Roddis One of my most enduring friendships is with Pete, who in 1976 took off to Barcelona and never came back. A passionate Catalan separatist, whose knowledge of...

Frank Lee The NATO build-up 2014: The expansion of NATO in the late 20th and early 21st centuries had posed a serious strategic threat to Russia’s security. In 1999...

Philip Roddis For years I’ve called myself a peg-on-nose Remainer. While many fellow Remainers strike me as naive, deluded on the nature of the EU and frequently contemptuous to...

Catte Black We already know democracy is currently a sham. A lip-service. And nowhere more so than within the EU. Time and again this has been revealed. EU referenda...

A past-master at seeming to discredit his position through association with his cartoonish buffoonery, Boris has taken it one step further: He’s just shut down Parliament. Why has he...

The Cynic The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower blaze affects every person in the country, not just those living in tower blocks. Many of the safety issues potentially reach...

The European elections are here, and Theresa May’s political future hangs in the balance. As it seems to have done for years. Her party, fresh off being wiped out...

The citizens of the European Union are called to vote this week for the European Parliament. It is not a real parliament, and it lacks prospects for becoming one,...

Britain is beset by contradictory tendencies. Its parliament refuses to attend to the voices of the 17.4 million that, by a decent margin, voted for Brexit while a...

The weekend just gone, Manifestation 23, marked a seismic shift in the five month battle between the Gilets Jaunes and the French state. The Notre Dame fire has...