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Drag-queen story time: A tale of dark defence

Dr Bruce Scott
Delving into the motivation behind recent innovations in educational practice, such as the introduction of "Queer Theory" into primary schools, and examining the defence of these...

Is Common Purpose a Charitable Organisation?

Martin Edwards
Common Purpose is registered with the Charities Commission as charity no: 1023384. But are the activities of the organisation itself, and those of its 'graduates', truly charitable...
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Michel Barnier delivers his proposals on the Future Relationship

Brexit: A Deal Not Done

Mike Robinson
Far from being a 'done deal' as Boris puts it, the second phase of Brexit negotiations look like they will pull UK back in.

Sovereignty is indivisible, and the opponents of Brexit know it

David Scott
Hans J. Morgenthau, the Jewish-American political and legal theorist, once stated this point, “Sovereignty over the same territory cannot reside simultaneously in two different authorities, that is,...

The 2019 United Kingdom Election Deception

Martin Edwards
Shortly after Boris Johnson announced a sales ban on all petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles from 2035 Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, signalled his aim to bring this forward to 2032...

EU Defence Union Command and Control: The Smoking Gun

Mike Robinson
A document has come to light which spells out EU military command and control structures, and gives the lie to UK government denials that British troops would fall under EU control.
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A letter from lockdown — Thoughts on Covid–19

David Scott
David Scott on the madness of 2020 — "a society defined by fear" that has "consented to destruction".
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Coronavirus: Civil Liberties Once Given Away, Won’t Come Back

Mike Robinson

Who are you calling a "monkey"?

David Scott
Monkey chanting is all over the news at present. This is the imitation monkey or ape noises directed against sportsmen of African ethnic origin. It is particularly common in association football and...

Who are you calling a "fascist"?

David Scott
For a decade or more the slur words of choice from an intolerant left, seeking to silence debate, have been "fascist" and "Nazi". They use them to signify a political view...

Stop Talking About An EU Army, Nigel

Mike Robinson
Nigel Farage is back, a hero once again. Yet despite his new party’s success at the EU elections, Nigel Farage still refuses to engage on the issue of the UK’s future defence relationship with the EU...

Towards a Model of the Deep State

David Scott
The integrity initiative has shown us more of the deep state than, perhaps, ever revealed before. Rather than occasional crises generating desperate acts, it is now visible as a well organised...

Keeping abreast of the Skripal case: Some recommended articles

Alex Thomson, Eastern Approaches
A round-up of some contributions that inquirers into the Skripal case ought not to miss.

Stories We're Watching

Spain To Roll Out Permanent Universal Basic Income ‘Soon’

Forbes

Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of U.S. companies

Axios

Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus

Bloomberg

Disgraced Prince Andrew retains Canadian military roles

National Post

Exposed: Bellingcat fabricate evidence, deliberately hide documents in new ‘Russian spy plot’

Arms Watch

Hunting for Hunter: Evidence Reveals Biden, Burisma Ukraine Bond Scandal, Tied to U.S. Firm

21Wire

Co-Pilot of Jeffrey Epstein’s Jet, dubbed the “Lolita express”, Reveals Bill Clinton Was Frequent Guest

Idaho Reporter

The Delusions Of The Impeachment Witnesses Point To A Larger Problem

Moon of Alabama

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Common Purpose In Your Locality?

Martin Edwards
One of the key characteristics of the Common Purpose effect is that it is often to be found within networked partnerships where leaders work collaboratively across organisational silos. One such...

Impostors, False Friends, Manipulators of The Counter-Jihad Movement

Tony Shell
In July 2003 an article by American journalist and economist, Robert Locke, was published on the VDARE website. In that article Mr. Locke called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians – for...

The Resilient Cities Programme: Another Threat to Individual Liberties?

Martin Edwards
In the new political and economic system of the 21st century an ever increasing number of non-governmental organisations, often working collaboratively in networks, who now claim to better represent...
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BBC Media Action: Subversion From Broadcasting House To Kazakhstan

Brian Gerrish
”Our mission is to inform, connect and empower people around the world.” These are mighty words from BBC Media Action, a charitable offshoot of the BBC funded to £29.5m in 2012 -...

We're All In This Together

Martin Edwards
The British press have long had the tendency to sensationalise the mundane and, in relation to issues of national significance, either omit them entirely or report deliberately skewed half truths and...

Only One Syrian Civil Defence - Not The White Helmets

Mike Robinson
Later today the Nobel Committee will announce the winner of the Peace Prize. One of the organisations in the running is the so-called White Helmets, darlings of the British Foreign Office and the BBC.

The Global Parliament of Mayors and the Abolition of the Electorate

Martin Edwards
The overall objective of the internationalists is the undermining of the independent, self governing, Westphalian Nation State and its system of governance, replaced by a new order more favourable to...