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UK forced marriage unit takes 100 referrals for children aged 12 or under
The Home Office declined to give the age of the youngest child referred over the period, saying disclosure could deter others from coming forward.
‘I’ve gotten many death threats, a tremendous amount of hate’, dr. Nathan Cofnas tells Brussels Signal
He published on July 21. UK papers followed. Cambridge opened an investigation. Arday resigned on August 5 and was found dead in his home 9 days later.
Two former Italian centre-left PMs reject woke culture and urge focus on economic inequality
In a letter, the leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S) questioned whether "woke culture can constitute the ideological backbone of a progressive force".
Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Israel’s continued participation
The decision marks the second consecutive year that the Netherlands will sit out the competition.
Berlin hosts pool for black swimmers only
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Burkini ban ruled ‘discriminatory’ by Austrian court
The Salzburg Regional Administrative Court determined that the ban was not justified by legitimate hygiene or safety reasons.
UK education system failing white working-class children
An independent inquiry found that only 48 per cent of white working-class children reach a good level of development by age five.
Deutsche Bahn drops fries from currywurst ‘to fight climate change’
Brussels is banning certain gasses from refrigeration and freezing equipment due to their potential role in global warming.
Germany bans action movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ for depicting migrants as criminals
The story also criticises elements of the justice system for leniency toward offenders.
Iceland resumes whale hunt after two-year pause
International conservation groups have reacted with strong condemnation on Iceland's decision.
Councils bans England flags on public property during World Cup
CBristol, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, among others, have reminded residents that flags and banners should not be attached to lampposts.
Part I, the classroom as psychological vaccination site: The EU’s war on ‘wrongthink’
There was a time when education meant initiation into the life of the mind.
One in five British teens afraid to share political views for fear of being ‘cancelled’
A major new survey has found that around one in five British teenagers are self-censoring their political opinions because they fear being “cancelled”.
Conservative gatherings spark fierce debate in Italy’s culture war
In Italy, the cultural war is no longer just a metaphor.
Doomed: Jumble of clashing cultures tearing Western civilisation apart
Western society is unravelling, but not for the reasons you have been told.
When cancel culture pulls the trigger: The murder of Charlie Kirk
What is cancel culture? It is murdering a young father who organised debates at universities so that adults could reason, engage in dialogue, and confront ideas.
Is civil war coming to the West?
Is the West on the brink of civil war? A question that would have seemed absurd a decade ago, is becoming ever more prevalent.
Conservatives must do more than take office, they must take power
I have to admit, sometimes it becomes tiresome: Every time I attend a supposedly “grand summit” of (mostly Anglosphere) conservatism like Jordan Peterson’s…
We have outgrown ancient superstitions, but we live with holy relics marked ‘science’
Although religion has fallen out of fashion, I do not think that religiosity itself has.
‘Freedom under attack in the US,’ claims German minister
There was a growing risk of a global culture war amid rising anti-freedom tendencies among world powers, warned Wolfram Weimer, Germany's Minister of State for Culture,…
French publisher halts book criticising ‘woke ideology’ amid political backlash
A prestigious French academic publisher, Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), has halted the release of a book criticising "woke ideology" in Western higher education,…
French news outlet Le Point takes on Wikipedia over alleged ‘left-wing smear campaign’
The French news outlet Le Point has launched a legal offensive against Wikipedia, accusing the online encyclopedia of a “meticulously co-ordinated” smear campaign…
The party was great, but expect vengeance from the people Trump defeated
One of them turns up at every party, but really I felt that the American philosopher Peter Boghossian was laying it on too thickly. The man killed a mood.
Dutch debate about political pressure in science cancelled due to political pressure over Israel
An event at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been cancelled over the stance on the conflict between Israel and Palestine of two leading academics who were due…
Civilisational confidence: What the West lacks is not weaponry but a belief in itself. Without it, we are sure to lose the next war
In recent days, a flurry of articles has warned of an impending war with Russia, with the UK Army Chief talking about the potential need for the largest mobilisation…
Post-Gaza, wokery on American campuses is at last being challenged. But the cure might make matters worse
“In this world,” the old Benjamin Franklin adage goes, “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Could the tide be turning in favour of Europe’s Judeo-Christian tradition – thanks to the insanity finally being called out?
We live in a post-Christian world, we are increasing told, with Western society having swallowed the “God is dead" proclamation from German philosopher Friedrich…
We all need heroes: If the West chooses to erase its past, we will have no future – and will be replaced
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche distinguished between three kinds of history: The monumental, the antiquarian, and the critical.
Irish Times says ‘block web access for teens critical of trans agenda’
The Irish Times, regarded as Ireland's newspaper of record, has suggested that teenagers deemed to not be sufficiently pro-trans may need to have their access to…