Category Archives: UK

The heart and soul of the party

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our Mission Statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  27 February 2018   DER UNENTBERHRLICHE   Wirklich, er war unentbehrlich! Überall, wo was geschah Zu … Continue reading

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Having your cake and eating it

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Hell on Earth

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EU sticks it to UK

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our Mission Statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  24 February 2018 It is of existential importance to the European Union that the secession of … Continue reading

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Butchery of the Innocents

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our Mission Statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  22 February 2018 A bill has been tabled in the Icelandic Parliament that would ban circumcision … Continue reading

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In praise of speaking out

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our Mission Statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  21 February 2018   “It’s the hinge that squeaks that gets the grease” Malcolm X (1925-1965), … Continue reading

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The Last of England

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  28 April 2017 “England is no more. That is why this is a good time to … Continue reading

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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose!

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  France, 23 April 2017 SHOCK! HORROR! NEOLIBERAL ESTABLISHMENT FIGURE DEFEATS OTHER NEOLIBERAL ESTABLISHMENT FIGURES After a … Continue reading

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IMMIGRATION

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  5 July 2016 THE IMMIGRANT   Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato … Continue reading

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Why the UK does not need the EU crutch

4 July 2016 “[Je refuse] la création d’une zone de libre-échange de l’Europe occidentale, en attendant la zone atlantique, laquelle ôterait à notre continent sa propre personnalité.”    Le général de Gaulle, 1967. “I refuse to accept the creation of … Continue reading

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