Thousands signed petition to save Marius, who was put down to avoid inbreeding and then fed to lions – Warning: some readers may find the images distressing – Lars Eriksen in Copenhagen theguardian.com, Sunday 9 February 2014 04.46 EST Marius the… Read More ›
Current Affairs
EU to force Britons to publish details of wills and property
A bill being debated in Brussels would force UK citizens to disclose ‘reams’ of private, financial information on a public register Mark Field MP said the EU proposals “threaten a family’s right to keep their affairs confidential” By Richard Dyson… Read More ›
Eurozone banks face £42bn ‘capital black hole’
– “I expect more bad news coming out of Germany. The strongest German Panzer was unbeatable, but there is only one problem – they have one of the worst banking systems in the world Government adviser Davide Serra says this year’s stress… Read More ›
Referendum to keep foreigners out of Switzerland?
On Sunday, the Swiss vote on whether to restrict immigration to their country. The ramifications of a yes vote, experts say, could be huge. To their shock, the referendum has a decent shot at passing. When Germans hear Switzerland, they… Read More ›
How Peace Kept WWI Alive
EEV: Excellent article on the coming storm, if things stay their course. The Thirty Years’ War By Jan Fleischhauer On two separate occasions, in 1918 and 1945, the world had to decide what to do with Germany. The second time around,… Read More ›
US official apologises to EU counterparts for undiplomatic language
EEV: Report contains profanity: Low impact story Victoria Nuland reportedly said ‘F**k the EU’ speaking of Ukraine crisis, though department didn’t confirm it was her voice on tape Ed Pilkington in New York theguardian.com, Thursday 6 February 2014 18.18 EST… Read More ›
EU members consider selling residency to attract wealthy Chinese
Financially troubled EU countries are reaching out to wealthy foreigners – particularly from China – to offer residency in return for investment UPDATED : Thursday, 06 February, 2014, 3:28am Benjamin Robertson and Patrick Boehler Illustration: Sarene Chan Jason Wu of… Read More ›
EU gives US six months to lift visas
Wednesday, 05 February 2014 The European Commission has requested that the US lift visas for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. If within six months the problem is not solved, the EU could introduce visas for US diplomats,… Read More ›
Italy is wasting away month by month
– its debt ratio ratcheting up towards 140pc of GDP – and all because the country’s ruling elite cannot shake off its slavish assumption that a return to monetary self-rule is impossible By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Economics Last updated: January 31st,… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs sued by Libyan fund over $350m profits
Thursday 30 January 2014 Libyan Investment Authority accuses bank of “deliberately exploiting” relationship for own gain Goldman Sachs is being sued by the Libyan Investment Authority over a series of disputed trades By James Quinn, Financial Editor 4:50PM GMT… Read More ›
Passports for profit: British company to make ‘disgusting amounts of money’ from controversial EU passport sale
Eric Major, H&P’s Canadian chief executive The Malta Independent (www.independent.com.mt) Cahal Milmo Chief Reporter Wednesday 29 January 2014 A British company has been accused of making “disgusting amounts of money” from a controversial scheme by Malta to sell European Union… Read More ›
EU has secret plan for police to ‘remote stop’ cars
The EU is developing a secret plan to give the police the power to control cars by switching the engine off remotely A French police officer watching for road traffic infringements in Paris Photo: GETTY IMAGES Bruno Waterfield and Matthew Day… Read More ›
Pictured: Obama’s half-brother wearing Hamas scarf that boasts ‘Jerusalem is ours – WE ARE COMING’
EEV: Shoebats report linked below is worth a view. In addition please linked here is another Malik relation: Malik Obama maintained close relationship with Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi for decades Malik Obama runs the Barack H. Obama foundation and was the… Read More ›
Comrades in arms: Britain and Russia to sign defence deal
Once they were Cold War foes. Now Britain and Russia are preparing to work together on defence projects United together in friendship and labour: David Cameron and Vladimir Putin on a flight together. Photo: AFP By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correspondent 10:00PM… Read More ›
IRA victims plan to sue Tony Blair over Libya ‘conniving’
Tony Blair faces threat of legal action over allegation he helped Colonel Gaddafi over court case that led to British terror victims losing out on compensation deal Tony Blair with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2007. Photo: PETER MACDIARMID/AFP By Edward Malnick,… Read More ›
‘Labour will bring back 50p income tax for top earners’ says Ed Balls ( U.K.)
– top rate of tax on incomes over £150,000 would be increased from 45p to 50p Shadow Chancellor would shift the burden of the deficit to the rich, raising £10bn in three years Jane Merrick Saturday, 25 January 2014 The… Read More ›
Water canon lined up in case of ‘austerity riots’
Water cannon set to be deployed across Britain amid fears of more riots Senior officers say likelihood of future protests against the Government mean they could need permission to deploy water cannon in mainland Britain for the first time Police… Read More ›
Europe to Ditch Climate Protection Goals
Green Fade-Out By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Brussels The EU’s reputation as a model of environmental responsibility may soon be history. The European Commission wants to forgo ambitious climate protection goals and pave the way for fracking — jeopardizing Germany’s… Read More ›
Welfare debate stokes Germany-EU tensions
“The German social welfare system is not a self-service convenience store for all the Europeans that come to our country,” Does the German social welfare system contravene European law? The EU seems to think so. It has made a statement… Read More ›
‘Parliament makes decisions, not the people’ – anger as Peers say public cannot be trusted on EU vote
Lords accused of ‘arrogance and contempt’ after claiming British public cannot be trusted on Europe By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correpsondent 7:12PM GMT 10 Jan 2014 Peers have been accused of showing “contempt” for British voters over the proposed EU referendum,… Read More ›
It Begins: Campaign to create United States of Europe underway
Friday, 10 January 2014 A campaign for the European Union to become a “United States of Europe” will be the “best weapon against the Eurosceptics”, one of Brussels’ most senior officials has said. Viviane Reding, vice president of the European… Read More ›
Foreign drug dealer wins human rights case ( U.K.)
A Jamaican man who commuted to London every day to sell crack on a council estate has used human rights laws to stop a deportation order Keno Forbes was convicted of 11 counts of supplying Class A drugs on a… Read More ›
IMF paper warns of ‘savings tax’ and mass write-offs as West’s debt hits 200-year high
EEV: – The policy may essentially be a confiscation of savings Debt burdens in developed nations have become extreme by any historical measure and will require a wave of haircuts, warns IMF paper Image 1 of 3 The paper said policy elites in the West… Read More ›
Arms deals fixer Ziad Takieddine refused entry and returned to France
– confessed to paying kick-backs to an aide of the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy – Claims late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi paid up to £40m towards Mr Sarkozy’s successful 2007 presidential election bid Tom Harper Tuesday, 31 December… Read More ›
Lord Wolfson warns European Union has become ‘hungry for power’
Chief executive of Next says European Union must change focus to free trade Lord Wolfson is chief executive of Next and a Conservative peer Photo: Stephen Lock By Graham Ruddick 3:26PM GMT 30 Dec 2013 The European Union has become “hungry… Read More ›
Benghazi attack not work of Al-Qaeda: report but may be from those we helped
– criminal probe into the killings, alleged that a local rebel leader named Ahmed Abu Khattala, said to have disdain for the United States despite its help to overthrow Kadhafi, is the prime suspect for orchestrating the Benghazi killings. UPDATED… Read More ›
Russia’s bitter relationship with Chechnya will be in the spotlight during Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in February
In truth, this guerrilla war is just the latest stage in a cycle of oppression and resistance lasting centuries as Islamist leader and self-styled Emir of the Caucasus promises to use ‘maximum force’ to stop these Games Michael Church Thursday,… Read More ›
Traditional Danish pasties threatened by EU cinnamon ban
Proposals for an EU ban on cinnamon rolls have put a dampener on Denmark’s Christmas festivities “It’s the end of the cinnamon roll as we know it,” said Hardy Christensen, the head of the Danish Baker’s Association Photo: ANDREW CROWLEY By… Read More ›
Crisis: thousand more Greeks unregister their cars
– they could no longer afford the tax amounting to several hundred euros for smaller cars, to over 1,000 euros for luxury vehicles – only 55,000 new registrations logged in the first nine months of 2013, marking the steepest decline… Read More ›
Add the EU to the list of myths we’re brainwashed to believe
Like corks, and turning off mobiles on planes, ‘Europe’ may one day turn out to be pointless Cork being removed from wine bottle Photo: ALAMY <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By Boris Johnson 9:07PM… Read More ›
Chinese tycoons top list of Britain’s richest property investors / Neither Wang or Cheng appeared in the top 250 last year
Wang Jianlin and Cheng family top rich list as Duke of Westminster falls down asset rankings PUBLISHED : Thursday, 19 December, 2013, 11:37pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 December, 2013, 4:32am Christy Choi christy.choi@scmp.com Tycoons from China have come from nowhere… Read More ›
Italy’s recession caused as much damage ‘as a war’
Employers’ confederation says country still on ‘a razor’s edge’ 19 December, 19:41 Scrivi alla redazione Giorgio Squinzi, head of powerful Italian industrial employers’ group Confindustria (By Sandra Cordon) (ANSAmed) – ROME – Italy’s deep recession has caused as… Read More ›
The EU is in denial over the euro – its failed currency
While Britain and the US kickstart their economic recovery, Europe clings to its sinking ship Rarely has the economic gulf that separates the English-speaking world and continental Europe looked quite as wide as it does today. While much of the… Read More ›
No one really wants to be Belgian: Country doesn’t grant a single citizenship under new laws for 2013
… and those who did are unlikely to be accepted, reports say Adam Withnall Wednesday, 18 December 2013 Belgium has not naturalised a single foreigner this year under new citizenship rules that have been in force since 1 January, reports… Read More ›
After losing Iceland, Armenia, EU just lost Ukraine as well
Tuesday, 17 December 2013 The EU has run a nice propaganda war which included giving US made GMO sandwiches to Ukrainian opposition and promises of major ‘profits’ once it entered the EU. But it was all for nothing as Ukraine… Read More ›
Italy’s president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Economics Last updated: December 17th, 2013 Hundreds of students wrap themselves in an Italian tricolour during a Pitchforks Movement protest in Turin on Wednesday. (Photo: EPA) Events in Italy are turning serious. President Giorgio Napolitano… Read More ›
Is Europe on the verge of a popular uprising?
Europe’s ‘crisis after the crisis’ poses uncertainty in 2014 14 Dec 2013 The question was asked by one of Greece’s most respected newspapers as another year of painful austerity drew to a close. If public anger does explode on… Read More ›
EU in court threat over English tests for migrants: Brussels warned Britain over ‘xenophobic’ plans
Plan for test outlined by Iain Duncan Smith this week Laszlo Andor told David Cameron to drop proposals Hungarian official branded Britain a ‘nasty country’ last month By Jason Groves and Eleanor Harding PUBLISHED: 19:59 EST, 13 December 2013 | … Read More ›
EU guilty of ‘power grab’ against British justice system, says Dominic Grieve
Attorney General sends warning to EU that is must play within the rules Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General Photo: EDDIE MULHOLLAND By Peter Dominiczak, Political Correspondent 6:26PM GMT 02 Dec 2013 The European Union is “subverting” the rules in its attempts… Read More ›
‘Germany No Longer a Role Model for Europe’
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/28/2013 03:13 PM World from Berlin Germany’s next government is expected to shower the country with goodies including a minimum wage and an earlier retirement age. Editorialists warn the extra spending sends the wrong message and will be… Read More ›
British lawmaker calls EU an ‘institution of theft’
Daily Caller News Foundation 9:58 PM 11/22/2013 Member of European Parliament Godfrey Bloom attacked attempts by the international governing body to address tax evasion in Europe, unleashing a volley of criticism that ended in a dire warning for EU lawmakers…. Read More ›
‘Real danger’ of Scottish independence, says Cabinet minister
Large number of undecided voters and complacency amongst pro-union camp means referendum could be “very, very close”, says Carmichael Graffiti calling for a ‘Free Scotland’ is written on the gable end wall of a derelict cottage in Bannockburn, Scotland Photo: Jeff… Read More ›
Euro begins to crash, Eurozone now considering a Negative Deposit Rate of -0.1%
ECB is reportedly considering a negative deposit rate, meaning eurozone lenders would have to pay the ECB to deposit money with it. <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By James Titcomb, and Ben Martin… Read More ›
Youth unemployment could tear Europe apart, warns WEF
Crime rates will soar, economies will stagnate and Europe’s social fabric will deteriorate if policymakers do not act to address youth unemployment, World Economic Forum report warns <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By… Read More ›
U.S. government knew about al-Qaeda ‘pep rally for jihad’ in Benghazi that included calls for the murder of American diplomats – just months before terror attack
A report prepared for the government in August 2012 described a massive military presence of Ansar al-Sharia, the group behind the Benghazi attack It warned ‘assassinations’ would follow, and said the first attack on the U.S. diplomatic station quickly followed… Read More ›
David Cameron ‘must embrace Churchill’s vision of United States of Europe’ Says EU Commission President
The current generation of EU leaders, including David Cameron, must revive Winston Churchill’s vision of a United States of Europe says José Manuel Barroso José Manuel Barroso urged the EU to emulate Churchil’s call, made in a 1948 speech, for… Read More ›
MP tells drinks party guest: We are all corrupt
Brian Binley MP: ‘We have to be careful, politicians scrounge all the time’ MPs enjoy lavish hospitality at the expense of the British taxpayer and a Maltese bank Brian Binley Photo: Raymond Attard By Holly Watt, Claire Newell and Ben… Read More ›
Britain must say ‘no’ to eastern European immigrants, says Cameron
The Prime Minister says young Brits cannot “fully” compete with hard-working immigrants from Eastern Europe By Steven Swinford, Senior Political Correspondent 12:38PM GMT 28 Oct 2013 British youths are not “fully capable” of competing with hard working immigrants from Eastern… Read More ›
White House official fired over anonymous tweets ( Claimed Hillary was Whitewashing Benghazi )
Source: Reuters – Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:50 AM Author: Reuters (Fixes Twitter links) By Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A senior White House official who was helping negotiate nuclear issues with Iran has been… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 