politicians

‘Out-of-control woke leftism and cancel culture’ in US is a threat to FRANCE, French politicians say

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Politicians, prominent intellectuals, and academics in France have voiced concern that ‘out-of-control leftism and cancel culture’ from the United States is threatening French identity. They are arguing that American ideas on race, gender, post-colonialism – especially those coming from U.S. universities – are undermining French society and are an attack on French heritage. The collection … Read more

‘Is my MP a p***k?’: Website rates politicians on their voting records

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A new tongue-in-cheek website called ‘Is my MP a p***k?’ has attracted 250,000 visits in just four days. The website, which was set up on Sunday, allows constituents to search their MP’s name and rates politicians based on their voting records.  While all Tories are branded ‘p***ks’ by the website, the majority of Labour, SNP … Read more

German politicians dubbed ‘vaccine snails’ amid slow EU roll-out

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German politicians have been dubbed ‘vaccine snails’ today in the face of growing public anger over their ’embarrassingly slow’ Covid jabs roll-out which has fallen far behind the UK and US. Ministers were told they ‘can and must do better’ in a scathing editorial in Bild newspaper, after apparently spending the night spreading rumours that Britain’s … Read more

Politicians and businessmen among 53 arrested in crackdown on the ‘Ndrangheta Mafia in Italy

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In December 2019 an operation targeted the ‘Ndrangheta families based in the southern Italian city of Locri in the Calabria region – the rural, mountainous and under-developed ‘toe’ of Italy’s boot and the heartland of the worldwide crime group.  As a result of the swoop, Italian police arrested 334 people, including a police colonel and a … Read more

Welsh parliament booze storm: Four politicians are investigated for guzzling wine

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Welsh parliament booze storm: Four politicians are investigated for guzzling wine days after banning alcohol sales in pubs Four politicians are being investigated for drinking wine at Welsh parliament Darren Millar, Paul Davies, Paul Smith and Alun Davies met on December 8 They were served drinks in Ty Hywel building which adjoins the Senedd Officials are investigating … Read more

UK Justice Secretary Robert Buckland leads politicians slamming ‘terrible scenes’ at US Capitol

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UK Justice Secretary Robert Buckland leads politicians from across spectrum slamming ‘terrible scenes’ at US Capitol and saying Trump mob ‘must never prevail’ By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:56 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 21:04 GMT, 6 January 2021 Robert Buckland has led politicians from across spectrum slamming ‘terrible scenes’ at the US … Read more

Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity for presidents

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Vlad breathes easy: Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity from prosecution for presidents following reforms announced by Putin The draft legislation would expand Putin’s immunity to cover his whole lifetime  It was part of a package of reforms approved in a referendum last summer  The reforms would also allow Putin, 68, to run for two more … Read more

European politicians can’t help sniping while Britain leads the world with Covid vaccine roll-out

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Britain yesterday began mass vaccination of the public with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid vaccine, bringing the ‘end in sight’ to pandemic lockdown rules. Here, MailOnline answers all the questions about the jab, including who will get it first, how much it costs and where people will be vaccinated. What could the logistical challenges of delivering it be? … Read more

How a suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians

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A suspected Chinese Intelligence operative developed substantial ties with California law makers as part of a political operation at the direction of China’s Ministry of State Security, it has been revealed.  An exclusive report detailing the alleged work of Chinese national Fang Fang, or Christine Fang, was published by Axios.   Fang reportedly targeted budding politicians, including … Read more

Broadcaster NEIL OLIVER says politicians are ‘temporary tenants’ of this Union of nations

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No pronouncement by any politician – here today and gone tomorrow – and no referendum on this or that issue of the day will have any effect on my understanding of myself and where I belong. It makes me feel better just to put those words down on the page. The Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis … Read more