Tag: Great Britain

ANALYSIS: Is London Hiding a Regional UK Recession?

While the prospect of a UK recession is looming once again with the recent hike in interest rates, it appears the country has managed to sidestep it so far. But is London’s outsized finance-driven economy masking the fact that some British regions have actually been in a recession? Official estimates of local economic output suggest that…


UK Says It Still Wants Ukraine to Get German-Made Tanks

LONDON—Britain still wants an international deal to provide Ukraine with the German-made tanks that Kyiv says it needs in its fight against Russia but whose transfer needs Germany’s consent, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday. Western allies pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine last week, although they failed to persuade Germany…


Meritocracy Made Our Nations Great

Commentary Like many political junkies, I have been following the leadership race for the next leader of the UK Conservative Party and, thus, the next prime minister. The contest will soon be decided by party members, who will choose between the current chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and the current foreign secretary, Liz Truss….


If America Falls to Marxists, Western Civilization Will Follow: Farage

Marxism is threatening democracies across the globe—not just America—warned Britain’s Nigel Farage during a Saturday speech to conservatives in Dallas, Texas. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are under attack,” said Farage, the past leader of Great Britain’s Brexit Party. “The biggest threat we face is from within.” Farage, an ally of former President Donald Trump, quickly…


Great Britain Joins Rest Of Europe In Requiring Voter ID

The Elections Bill passed on Wednesday night, making it mandatory for voters to show photographic ID across polling booths in Great Britain. Unlike elections in Europe, where 47 countries need a mandatory national ID card to vote, the new law has brought an end to an era for Great Britain, where identification or even polling…