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UK MEP Diane James calls to wipe the smug smirks off of remainers faces and lies about the creation of an EU military

UK MEP Diane James calls to wipe the smug smirks off of remainers faces and lies about the creation of an EU military

In a recent interview linked here, the British member of the European Parliament Diane James (facebook, Twitter)lied to her electorate about the creation of a European Military and professed her preference for the UK military forces. While very patriotic I am sure, lying to her electorate and the British public in general in a critical period of Brexit negotiations informs nobody and serves only…

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The EU responds to Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement

The EU responds to Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement

“The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord but begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris Accords or an entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States, its business, its workers, its people, its taxpayers… So we’re getting out. So we will start to negotiate and we will see if we can make a deal that’s fair.”

With these words President Trump…

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European Data Protection- what is the General Data Protection Regulation and what rights do you have to protect your data under it?

European Data Protection- what is the General Data Protection Regulation and what rights do you have to protect your data under it?

European Efforts on Data protection

In january 2012 the European Commissionproposed a comprehensive reform of data protection rules in the EU. The regulation is an essential step to strengthen citizens’ fundamental rights in the digital age and facilitate business by simplifying rules for companies in the Digital Single Market. A single law will also do away with the current fragmentation and…

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The Gibraltar issue- what is the problem? What does the UK think? What does Gibraltar think? What does the EU think?

The Gibraltar issue- what is the problem? What does the UK think? What does Gibraltar think? What does the EU think?

Gibraltar’s governing body has accused the Spanish government of manipulating the European Council for it’s own benefit in the age old political conflict over gibralter’s sovereignty.

A draft document on EU Brexit strategy has outlined that the EU cannot agree to any future relationship with the UK applying to Gibraltar without the consent of the Spanish government. Some have said this is…

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Trump's insistence on Nato spending, accusations of wiretapping and indelicate foreign policies, quite possible have done irreparable damage to the western alliance

Trump’s insistence on Nato spending, accusations of wiretapping and indelicate foreign policies, quite possible have done irreparable damage to the western alliance

After the incident with Angela Merkel being handed a fake nato bill for $345 billion dollars, Germany has now rejected U.S. pressure to increase NATO spending.

Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has said the demands were quite unrealistic to believe Germany would spend 2% of its economic output on the military. Germany has in the past, called on the fact that EU peace missions, joint taskforce…

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Former national security advisor to Trump requests immunity and confirms collusion with Russia and treasonous actions by house republicans

Former national security advisor to Trump requests immunity and confirms collusion with Russia and treasonous actions by house republicans

As has now been reported by media across the political spectrum, from the Wallstreet Journal, to Fox news- Former national security adviser has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials investigating the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia, that he is willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution.

Who is Michael Flynn and what is…

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Theresa May's demand that talks on future trade take place parallel to Brexit rejected in Europe

Theresa May’s demand that talks on future trade take place parallel to Brexit rejected in Europe

In a speech given just this morning, Angela Merkel has rejected one of May’s central demands in her article 50 letter. May insisted that negotiations on the UK’s departure from the EU need not impede talks on the relationship between the two powers taking place. In the six page letter triggering article 50 Theresa May stated:

“It is necessary to agree the terms of our future partnership alongside…

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The EU response to May's article 50 letter. The 'divorce' period seems doomed to be aggressive

The EU response to May’s article 50 letter. The ‘divorce’ period seems doomed to be aggressive

So far, public responses to the delivery of the article 50 letter have been one of looking forward. The tone of speeches given in Brussels was one heavily focused on the sentiment “we will miss you, but now we must look to the interests of the Union of 27.”

The official response by the European council, a gathering of the heads of state of member states, at first mirrored this sentiment stating:

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The British approach to politics does not combine well with the EU's. This is creating worries among exports about the success of negotiations on Brexit

The British approach to politics does not combine well with the EU’s. This is creating worries among exports about the success of negotiations on Brexit

With the handing over of May’s article 50 letter, the UK officially has two years to leave the European Union and it’s single market. The negotiations are promissed to be complicated and long lasting as the UK was one of the central Western European economies in the Union.

    EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the leaders of the remaining member states have held to the policy that…

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A list of interesting facts about 'Brexit' the day after Theresa May signs article 50

A list of interesting facts about ‘Brexit’ the day after Theresa May signs article 50

Angela Merkel has said to industry leaders in Germany that she will put the interests of the remaining 27 member states first, telling German carmakers to brace themselves for a new era of trade tariffs with Britain.

The commonwealth A commonly used argument by the ‘Brexiteers’ is that the commonwealth will bridge the gap left by leaving the EU single market.

An argument that is somewhat undercut…

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House Republicans erase FCC data protection laws and set their sights on repeal of netneutrality

House Republicans erase FCC data protection laws and set their sights on repeal of netneutrality

House Republicans snuck through a measure that cancels Obama administration-era rules that banned telecom and cable companies from sharing customers personal information, including web browsing history, without the need for consent. Congress completed its overturning of the nation’s strongest internet privacy protection for citizens on Tuesday in an unprecedented victory for telecommunications…

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Trump deploys more US forces in Syria without congressional approval to counter growing Iranian influence in the area

Trump deploys more US forces in Syria without congressional approval to counter growing Iranian influence in the area

While we saw several small-scale deployments of U.S. forces on the ground in Syria under Obama, Trump has recently deployed several detachments of U.S. forces into the Syrian conflict without approval from the Syrian government or, more importantly without congressional approval.

Making the move, technically illegal, it becomes important to find out exactly what and why these forces have been…

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Following Trump's tweet barrage, Sally Yates, after warning about Flynn's links to Russia, has her Intelligence committee testimony cancelled

Following Trump’s tweet barrage, Sally Yates, after warning about Flynn’s links to Russia, has her Intelligence committee testimony cancelled

The Trump regime has been working with House Republicans to keep the public from hearing what Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has to say. The House Intelligence Committee hearing on collusion between Russia and Trump associates was scheduled for today, but Committee chair Devin Nunes, after leaking information to the White House, cancelled the hearing last week.

Washington Post report A…

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Trump tries to influence the House Intelligence Committee's first public hearing with Monday night tweet storm

Trump tries to influence the House Intelligence Committee’s first public hearing with Monday night tweet storm

President Trump said on Monday that the House Intelligence Committee is looking into the wrong 2016 presidential candidate’s Russia connections.

While he did not revive his “lock her up” phrase from the campaign, he accused Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton of allowing “big Uranium to go to Russia.” He made these allegations in a series of tweets, has he is tended to do. He…

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Trumps reversal of Obama's climate energy directly enriches Putin's inner circle at the cost of the American environment

Trumps reversal of Obama’s climate energy directly enriches Putin’s inner circle at the cost of the American environment

Trump to sign order undoing the Paris agreement, thereby undoing the Obama climate change policies

President Donalt J. Trump has signed another controversial executive order undoing the Paris agreement rules aimet at curbing climate change. The order, titled the Energy Independence Executive Order (EIEO) scraps over a half dozen measures enacted since the Paris agreement, aimed at protecting the…

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 15 days and fined 20,000 roubles

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 15 days and fined 20,000 roubles

After organising the protests across Russia on Sunday, Alexei Navalny had his court case heard yesterday. The court issued a verdict sentencing him to 15 days in prison and fining him 20,000 roubles, after being arrested on his way to the protests in Moscow on Sunday.

Navalny tweeted from the courtroom stating that “A time will come when we’ll puth them on trial too and that time it will be…

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What have been the consequences of the Russian anti-corruption protests for Putin?

What have been the consequences of the Russian anti-corruption protests for Putin?

The protests all across Russian on sunday led to hundreds of arrests including a prominent opposition figure, for participation in unauthorized protests, according to state media and a human rights group. These protests come in the wake of the killing of a vocal Putin critic in Ukraine.

The protests were in response to a report released by Alexey Navalny in which Russian Prime Minister Dmitry…