Australia And Britain Sign Defence Pact In Face Of Rising Chinese Power March 21, 2024
Australia and the UK have signed a defence and security agreement, deepening their ties in the face of rising Chinese power in the region. Australian defence minister, Richard Marles, and his UK counterpart, Grant Shapps, signed a treaty that formali...
UK Business Activity Expands In March, Pointing To End Of Recession March 21, 2024
UK economic activity continued to expand in March, adding to evidence that the economy has pulled out of last year’s brief recession. The closely watched S&P Global Flash UK PMI Composite Output Index registered 52.9 in March, down fractionally from ...
Are The Tories Ready For Rishi’s Resignation? March 15, 2024
Rishi Sunak is on the skids. After a limp dishcloth of a Budget, the defection of Lee Anderson and the bungled response to this week’s race row, his party’s patience is running out. As Tim Montgomerie puts it, “he’s a nice man, but he can’t do politi...
England’s Health Service To Stop Prescribing Puberty Blockers To Kids March 14, 2024
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has stopped prescribing puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, saying there is “not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness” of pube...
The UK’s Upcoming Election and Its Consequences March 12, 2024
Dozens of developed and developing countries, representing half of the world’s population, are set to hold or have already held elections in 2024. While the outcome of some races may seem predetermined, the upcoming elections in the United States and...
Will the UK Recognize a Palestinian State? March 09, 2024
David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary, recently announced the UK may recognize a Palestinian state before the Palestinians and Israelis finalize a peace deal, but that “no such move could come while Hamas remains in Gaza." At the same...
French Right Turns on the EU March 05, 2024
On Sunday, the challenge to the European Union from the resurgent Right became more visible and more threatening. France, if it swings hard Right under the Rassemblement National (RN) as is likely, will swiftly demote the EU and promote state soverei...
NATO Needs To Pull Its Soldiers From Ukraine March 02, 2024
Putin warns about nuclear weapons – as Scholz spills the beans on UK operators in Ukraine helping with missiles ...