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How the Human Rights Act Undermines Democracy
The Human Rights Act 1998 was a judicialisation of politics, says Dr David McGrogan. "It transfers political decisions away from democratic processes and into the courts, where it will be unsullied by the electorate."
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The Longer it Takes the West to Accept that Ukraine is Losing, the Worse Things Will Get for Ukraine
It's becoming clear to everyone except our rulers that Ukraine is losing and can now never win if winning means expelling all Russian troops, says David Craig. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets for Ukraine.
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COVID-19 Was a Coup D’État
A coup d’état, as originally defined, is a coup inflicted by the state on the people. This makes COVID-19 a coup d’état, says Dr James Alexander. Modern politics could be considered death by a thousand coups.
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The Statistical Proof That Gaza Casualty Numbers Are Fake
Have 30,000 civilians really died in Gaza? Statistics expert Prof Abraham Wyner shows how Hamas's casualty numbers must be fake because they violate fundamental statistical relationships.
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The Treatment of George Galloway and Lee Anderson Shows that Britain’s Governing Class is Out of Ideas
George Galloway and Lee Anderson are exactly what Westminster has been claiming to want and need for the past 15 years. And yet both have now been made political outlaws for patently obscure reasons, says J. Sorel.
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Tax the Non-Doms? We’d be Better Served if Politicians Embraced Tax Competition
The so-called Conservative party has mooted removing non-dom tax status as a way of raising more tax revenue. It's unlikely to work, says Mr Chips. Focusing on creating value would be a much better place to start.
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Are We Taking the Risks of 5G Seriously Enough?
As New Hampshire introduces a bipartisan bill to ban 5G masts within half a kilometre of homes and schools, Gillian Jamieson asks if the U.K. is taking the risks of radio-frequency radiation seriously enough.
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A History of the Global Elites
Politics professor James Alexander has written a short history of the global elites for the Daily Sceptic. He believes the new elite – the Davos elite – are even more sure of their right to rule than the old elites.
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Justified Tyranny
'Elderly couple told they had to sell home to house asylum seekers' is a headline tailor-made for the anxieties of 2024. And while the actual story was not so blood-boiling, it still shows our property rights are in peril.
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Will Society Collapse if There is a Digital Alternative for Small Change?
Will society really collapse if there is a digital alternative for small change? Many sceptics are worried about the implications of the decline of cash and the arrival of CBDCs. But is the fearmongering justified?
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