There’s little doubt that the unravelling of English politics is taking place at a speed few anticipated. Even though figures show net immigration has been falling, concern over the issue is at the highest levels since 1974.
The far-right AfD becoming the second-largest formation in Germany's Reichstag raises serious questions about the growing challenges to the democratic structures of Europe.
Le Pen shocked the world by reaching the 2002 presidential run-off, losing in a landslide to Jacques Chirac as voters rejected bringing the far right to power since the 1940s.
Activist Michael Stürzenberger & 6 others were injured in an attack at far-Right rally which was live streamed on YouTube. 25-yr-old assailant was shot at by police & is under treatment.
Emergence of the far-Right predicted amid higher inflation, energy crisis, cyber espionage cases & negotiations around accession of Ukraine and Bosnia to the EU.
Vocally anti-Islam Wilders has vowed to halt all immigration, slash Dutch payments to the European Union and block the entrance of any new members, including Ukraine.
On 9 Nov 1923, Hitler & Nazi Party tried to overthrow Weimar Republic but were stopped by police. Plotters said to be inspired by far-right Reichsbürger movement & QAnon conspiracists.
Along with leveraging women’s fear of immigrants taking their jobs, the Right also spreads unsubstantiated theories of immigrants as perpetrators of sexual violence.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
The UK is a White Christian country. It has always been one. That is at the core of it’s very identity.
Other people (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, etc.) have no right being in the UK. The sooner they realize that and return to their native lands, the better it will be for everyone.
The UK has suffered greatly due to it’s feckless political class. Hope “Sir” Starmer will have the spine to act tough against immigration and stop this overwhelming tide.
The UK is a White Christian country. It has always been one. That is at the core of it’s very identity.
Other people (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, etc.) have no right being in the UK. The sooner they realize that and return to their native lands, the better it will be for everyone.
The UK has suffered greatly due to it’s feckless political class. Hope “Sir” Starmer will have the spine to act tough against immigration and stop this overwhelming tide.