05 October 2017 All Right? Not quite. By Neil Tidmarsh A couple of weeks ago, as the German elections approached, I wrote that the far-right anti-immigrant AfD (Alternative For Germany) “is in disarray”. And what happened on election day? The AfD emerged as the third biggest party in parliament. It won 13% of the votes,… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International
28 September 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Florian Phillipot, the deputy chairman of the National Front, resigned and left the party. Although socially tolerant, he believes in absolute national sovereignty and has clashed with leader Marine le Pen over his opposition to the EU and the euro. Jean-Luc Melenchon (leader of the far… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International
Issue 012:2017 04 27: Week in brief International
27 April 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe ESTONIA: Over 1000 British and French troops have been deployed to defend the Balkan state on NATO’s eastern border. The troops are supported by tanks and artillery. The most expensive and sophisticated fighter jet, the US’s F-35A jet, will be based in Suffolk in order to… Continue reading Issue 012:2017 04 27: Week in brief International
Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief International
23 February 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe CYPRUS: Talks about the reunification of Cyprus came to halt when the Turkish Cypriot negotiators withdrew in protest at last week’s decision by the Greek Cypriot parliament to introduce a national remembrance day for Enosis (the Greek Cypriot decision in 1950 for the island to be… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief International
Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
05 January 2017 Look At That! On the horizon, there, straight ahead… by Neil Tidmarsh Hello there! Welcome! Yes, come in, sit down, make yourself at home! You’re looking great, I must say. So young, so fresh. So unlike your predecessor, who’s just hobbled off the premises, poor old thing, so ancient, so battered. I… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Look at That (Neil Tidmarsh)
