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Britain: a nation of flip floppers?

Local council elections on Friday saw the coalition Conservative-Liberal Democrats Government wounded and embarrassed by huge losses. Although Boris Johnson was reelected as London Mayor, after only two years in power, … Continue reading

May 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Paul Weston: Britain now has a different kind of political party

Last month Britain’s Independent newspaper reported that the controversial English Defence League movement, which campaigns against radical Islam, had signed a “pact” with the relatively new British Freedom Party. The … Continue reading

December 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Does the United Kingdom have a new Conservative Party?

Former shadow Home Secretary David Davis said last week that the Conservative Party’s “conservatism” has been “significantly diluted” by alliance with the country’s third party, the Liberal Democrats.

September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

EDL holds protest for leader at UK prison

Activists with the controversial anti-Islamist English Defence League protested outside Bedford prison yesterday (Wednesday) in a show of support for EDL leader Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson). Approximately 30 members of … Continue reading

September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Does a new center-Right Scottish party spell the end of the UK?

It may be a cliche, but the phrase “all politics is local,” appears to be increasingly apt. People are worried about their incomes, their children’s schools, and crime in their … Continue reading

September 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

Gaddafi’s Ghost: Neo-fascists Re-emegre Globally as “Anti-Zionists”

Although infamous in Britain for the Lockerby bombing, in the 1980s Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi provided an array of extremist groups in Europe and North America with financial assistance. These included … Continue reading

March 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Lord Sheikh: Launch of Iqra TV Sky Channel 826

Lord  Sheikh, Chair of the Conservative Party’s Conservative Muslim Forum, attended and spoke at the launch of Iqra Televison. Iqra TV is the world’s first Islamic educational satellite channel, broadcasting … Continue reading

July 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

British Conservatives Support Hard Line Islam

Top Conservative party members have donated thousands of pounds to an organization that has hosted speakers known for their hard line Islamic views. In August, Lord Sheikh, chairman of the Conservative … Continue reading

July 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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