06 July 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The defence minister announced plans to send troops and armoured vehicles to blockade the Brenner Pass to stop migrants entering the country from Italy. FRANCE: President Macron summoned the members of both the Assembly and the Senate to Versailles, and addressed them about his aims… Continue reading Issue112:2017 07 06:Week in Brief International
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Issue76:2016 10 20: Week in Brief International
20 October 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: The government has bought the house in Braunau where Adolf Hitler was born, and plans to demolish it so it can’t become a neo-Nazi shrine. BELGIUM: The Wallonian parliament has blocked the trade deal between the EU and Canada. FRANCE: In the first debate between the candidates… Continue reading Issue76:2016 10 20: Week in Brief International
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: A Bad Time For Organised Crime (Neil Tidmarsh)
28 July 2016 A Bad Time For Organised Crime Believe it or not, the forces of law and order are winning some battles. by Neil Tidmarsh Good news? Yes, please. Right, ok, let’s see… hmmm… not easy, but here goes… Law and order and public safety have indeed taken a battering in the last week… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: A Bad Time For Organised Crime (Neil Tidmarsh)