Editorial Donald Trump has little use for NATO, and even less for Europe’s political leaders. He is openly hostile toward European leaders, many of whom—almost without exception—did what they could to prevent his election as President. During his campaign, Trump made ending the war in Ukraine a central objective. European leaders, in contrast, have elevated … Continue reading Davos – You’re All Fired
Month: February 2026
“The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy”
BOOK REVIEW “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy” (Paul Holden) David Jackson This is a lengthy, significant and substantial book of almost 550 pages. It is supported by nearly 800 footnotes, which the author decided to place online. To do it proper justice, requires more than one review. This review … Continue reading “The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy”
Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
Michal Lerner The name Petrodollar is used to designate dollars that are used to buy oil. So if country X buys 1 million barrels of oil at $70 dollars per barrel from an oil exporter and pays for that oil in dollars, then an account at some US bank will be marked up by £70 … Continue reading Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
Money, Money, Money . . .
Magnus Langton On Sunday August 15th, 1971, United States of America President, Richard Nixon addressed the nation and announced, “I have directed Secretary Connally to suspend, temporarily, the convertibility of the dollar into gold . . .”. With that, the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944 came to an end. This settlement had defined the post World … Continue reading Money, Money, Money . . .
The Americanisation of Football
Alexandros Schulman The Americanisation of the 2026 World Cup and the Control over Global Sports — How the United States has turned football’s greatest party into an over-politicised, over-priced spectacle that tells Iranians, Egyptians and ordinary football fans that they are not welcome. When FIFA awarded the 2026 men’s World Cup to a joint North American bid, FIFA … Continue reading The Americanisation of Football
Targeting the Russian “Shadow Fleet” in the Channel
by Eamon Dyas The use of the English Channel by foreign vessels could become a difficult one for Russian vessels. The Channel does not consist of international waters through its entire length. Such waters cease at the Dover Strait where the 12 mile territorial waters of the U.K. and France embraces its entire width. While … Continue reading Targeting the Russian “Shadow Fleet” in the Channel
Notes on the Constitution of the United States
Notes on the Constitution of the United States and on constitutions more generally. Dave Gardner One of the great powers in the world, the USA, has a widely acclaimed written constitution, written in the late eighteenth century. It is based on the political philosophy of John Locke, an English philosopher and leading theoretician of the … Continue reading Notes on the Constitution of the United States
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Twilight of the Baby Boomers Trump – Not For All Mankind Iran – Another Failed Colour Revolution Global Warming as Regional Freezing Kiev’s Greed Causes Its Suffering ‘White Traitors’ in the USA? Cosmopolitan Canada China Keeps Cleaning Up Twilight of the Baby Boomers ‘Reform’ is less of a threat than most … Continue reading Notes on the News
Starmer’s U-turn on Digital ID – does he really mean it?
Steven Roy and Tom Darksen The recent climb down by the Labour Government on the mandatory introduction of digital ID followed polling conducted after Keir Starmer’s initial announcement of the scheme, showing that less than a third of the population were in support of it. Approximately three million people signed the Parliamentary Petition ‘Do not … Continue reading Starmer’s U-turn on Digital ID – does he really mean it?
Arbitrary Rules Sanction Jacques Baud
If people haven’t noticed a tendency to shut down voices that challenge the official narrative whether it be on the situation in Gaza or Ukraine they must be hiding under the sheets. Whether you agree with these voices or not it’s surely a condition of a healthy public discourse that such voices are allowed to … Continue reading Arbitrary Rules Sanction Jacques Baud
The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat
The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat by Jacques Baud Published by Max Milo, 2024 John Clayden [On the occasion of the sanctions on Jacques Baud, we reproduce John Clayden’s review (May 2024) of Baud’s book, the Russian Art of War.]This book is both a useful synopsis of Russia's Ukrainian … Continue reading The Russian Art of War, How the West led Ukraine to Defeat
Wagenknecht’s newsletter 22 January 2026
[In fact, what we publish below only gives you an inkling of Wagenknecht’s newsletter, as the texts provide an introduction to video clips where she develops her views. But better than nothing.] This is Sahra Wagenknecht's newsletter. In it, I provide regular updates on my activities and current political issues. Attack on Venezuela, plans to annex … Continue reading Wagenknecht’s newsletter 22 January 2026
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