Source: Reuters – Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:50 PM Author: Reuters By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Britain opposes trade sanctions on Russia and does not want to shut London’s financial capital to Russians in response to the… Read More ›
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David Cameron vows to continue to defend Gibraltar in the ongoing diplomatic row with Spain over the tiny territory as chief minister warns of “huge escalation” in the standoff
David Cameron vows to defend Gibraltar . Mr Cameron met Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar’s chief minister, in Downing Street on Friday. Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP By Fiona Govan, Madrid 3:21PM BST 30 Aug 2013 Gibraltar’s chief minister has warned that Spain’s bid… Read More ›
As the West considers action against the ruling Assad regime in Syria, we must take note of a chilling warning from 1914
By Peter McKay PUBLISHED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 As the centenary of the 1914-1918 Great War approaches, historian Christopher Clark points out that conflict’s eerie, modern relevance. ‘The assassination of… Read More ›
Russia: Chemical attack in Syria, yet another set up by Foreign Forces and Al Qaeda
Friday, 23 August 2013 The fearsome trio US, UK and France reacted with a fury dished out by their media over an alleged chemical attack in Syria, the problem is, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, these countries reacted before… Read More ›
Spain warns ‘the party is over’ as Gibraltar row escalates
UK Foreign Office warns ‘it will not compromise’ on Britain’s sovereignty over Gibraltar Heather Saul Sunday, 4 August 2013 The Foreign Office has said today that the UK “will not compromise” after the Spanish Government threatened to take a… Read More ›
Child abuse kept secret because insurers feared compensation claims
Jillings Report: Revealed after 17 years – child abuse kept secret because insurers feared compensation claims Supressed account finds ‘appalling’ and ‘extensive’ history of abuse in North Wales in the 1970s and 80s Jonathan Brown Monday, 8 July 2013 Campaigners… Read More ›
GCHQ surveillance – the documents
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/interactive/2013/jun/16/gchq-surveillance-the-documents?guni=Network TOP SECRET STRAP1 Economic crisis [edited for classification] Sigint continues to provide occasional high-value, sensitive and timely reports. More strategically, a key focus for the Prime Minister is the G20 heads of state meeting in London on 2 April…. Read More ›
William Hague: Law-abiding Britons have nothing to fear from GCHQ
The Foreign Secretary will appear before the House of Commons tomorrow to try to allay concerns about the Prism spy scheme which enables the USA’s spy agency to mine data from Facebook and other web companies Andy McSmith Sunday, 9… Read More ›
Osborne says UK will help troops hit by EU raid on British savers in Cyprus
George Osborne: UK will compensate troops and government workers affected by Cyprus bailout levy Savers in Cypriot banks will be forced to hand over up to 10 per cent of their deposits to raise about €6bn James Legge Sunday 17… Read More ›
We won’t talk to colonists: Diplomatic row erupts after Argentina pulls out of talks with Britain over future of Falkland Islands
Argentine foreign minister described the Falkland Islanders as the ‘colonists from the Malvinas’ Rob Williams Friday, 1 February 2013 Argentina’s foreign minister has pulled out of talks with William Hague over the future of the Falkland Islands after learning that… Read More ›
NATO in global cyberwar games
Nikita Sorokin Nov 12, 2012 19:35 Moscow © Collage: The Voice of Russia In the four days of its annual Cyber Coalition wargames beginning with Tuesday, NATO will be practicing operations to neutralize crippling cyberattacks on the infrastructure. In the… Read More ›
Tory paedophile scandal: will MPs use privilege to name X?
Meanwhile X himself tells Telegraph the sex abuse allegations are ‘totally without any grounds’ Column LAST UPDATED AT 09:52 ON Tue 6 Nov 2012 EDITOR’S NOTE at 1.20pm: Home Secretary Theresa May warned MPs not to use Parliamentary privilege to… Read More ›
Briton murdered in China fed tips to British intelligence
By Mark Hosenball | Reuters – 7 hrs ago British businessman Neil Heywood … WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A British businessman murdered in China in a high-profile case of political intrigue was an informal source of information for Britain’s foreign intelligence… Read More ›
Tory adviser denies existence of blueprint to split Afghanistan into ‘kingdoms’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:09:47 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 9 September 2012 A Foreign Office aide has slammed claims that Afghanistan could be split into eight different ‘kingdoms’ – with some ruled by the Taliban. According to the… Read More ›