Which country has the worst dependency record?
The welfare state inevitably metastasizes as more and more people are lured into the wagon of government dependency. Fascinating new data shows how big the problem is, with Canada (in this data set) doing best, Greece worst, with the UK ahead of the US, which is in the middle
- 9 August 2015
As Greenpeace saga shows, the arctic is now big politics
Is the Arctic “battleground” a race for resources and a new wave of the “Cold War”? The Greenpeace activists detained in Russia were protesting against Arctic drilling. But they can't win, and the Arctic states are likely to cooperate and divide the spoils, says a leading expert
- 29 December 2013
Canada in landmark move to strike out "hate speech" law
Free speech advocates "ecstatic" as Canada abolishes legislation used against critics of Islamism and terrorism
- 29 June 2013
Canada bans nearly all Iranian imports
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced further sweeping sanctions on Iran goods, individuals and groups
- 29 May 2013
Man steals $26,000 worth of scotch, regrets it the next day...
Canadian police are appealing for help after a man made off with a rare bottle of scotch earlier this month...
- 23 April 2013
Major Canadian terror plot thwarted
Canadian authorities have reported that a major al-Qaeda-backed terror plot has been foiled in that country
- 23 April 2013
Aid and trade: Our future with India
Why can Canada, Australia, and New Zealand deal with India, yet the UK not?
- 26 November 2012
Scottish Nationalists recoil from militant Quebec parallel
Quebec has become stuck with a nationalism that has no positive vision for society. Responses to EU supra-nationalism would do well to avoid falling into a similar trap
- 7 September 2012
What French Conservatism can teach the Anglo-Saxon Right
Left and Right are difficult terms to get to grips with, but much can be learned from the different ways they have been interpreted
- 17 August 2012
UN distorting human rights yet again
The so-called "Right to Food" allows even totalitarian regimes to present themselves as deeply committed to human rights – just not the ones that really matter
- 11 May 2012
Big Oil, Big Profits, Big Green Lies
The real Mr Big behind the oil profiteering racket isn't Big Oil - it's Big Government
- 13 April 2012
George Galloway - we've all heard the name, but do you know what he stands for?
George Galloway returns for another stint at the taxpayers' expense. Raheem Kassam takes a moment to mention why he thinks Bradford West made a terrible mistake in electing him.
- 30 March 2012
A few home truths about extradition from the United Kingdom
Are our extradition laws really favourable to the United States, or is this just a perception issue?
- 2 March 2012
There is no honour in killing
Honour comes through working hard, playing by the rules and supporting your family. There is no honour in killing
- 1 February 2012
Multiculturalism: if the Aussies 'get it’, why don't we?
When a government is not politically correct and multiculturalism is allowed to mature naturally with all its ups and downs, and not thrust down people’s throats or used as a political tool, people will just learn to get along.
- 17 October 2011
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