News Round-Up
Saturday February 15th, 2025.
Saturday February 15th, 2025.
- Safety First! Michael Johnston on the prioritisation of DEI over medical qualifications in the healthcare sector, writing at Bassett, Brash & Hide.
- Trump's Balance Sheet Diplomacy Set to Reshape World Order Phillip Crump on Trump's application of two column accounting principles to international relations at Bassett, Brash & Hide.
- JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration squeals unhinged Emily Atkinson for the BBC.
- The EU’s holiday from history is over balanced analysis of Vance speech by Jacob Reynolds at Spiked.
- EU says Russia is the big threat, but US Vice President Vance disagrees Alice Tidey's coverage of the Vance speech for Euro News.
- Immigration, démocratie, liberté d’expression : le vice-président américain fait la leçon aux Européens French coverage of Vance by Peierre Avril in Le Figaro.
- US Vice President Vance shuns Scholz and meets AfD party leader instead Daniel Bellamy on the Trump administration picking winners in the upcoming federal Germany elections at Euro News.
- German far-Right demands Musk-style Doge revolution in Europe demands for Trump-inspired inquires into public waste are spreading throughout the West. James Rothwell covers the story in the Telegraph.
- How to stop the government splurging our cash Michael Simmons on what a UK DOGE might entail for the Spectator and the launch of that publication's initiative in the meantime.
- DOGE is not radical enough America is facing financial ruin Malcom Kyeyune points out that DOGE is not a panacea and details its limitations for UnHerd.
- The Munich attack reveals a terrorised Germany Tom Slater on the pan-European rammifactions of the latest terror attack, at Spiked.
- As Reform heads to the centre, the Tories appear to be going right Former Reform leader Ben Habib discusses the potential for a coalition with the Conservative party at GB News.
- Will Kemi Badenoch last the year? She's too weak to fend off Reform Tom McTague reckons Mrs Badenoch is buggered, in Unherd.
- Equality is not a dirty word writes Dr. Don Brash for Kiwiblog.
- Cook Islands ‘deals’ with China - why NZ Government won’t comment NZ government blindsided by independent diplomatic move by vassal, the Herald covers.
- Parliamentary Sovereignty Hangs in the Balance Dr Muriel Newman offers analysis of the Cooks in the broader context of NZ's judicial activism for NZCPR.
- Supreme Court’s Rush to Judgement is a Constitutional Wake-up Call Roger Patridge on rampant judicial corruption usurping parliament in NZCPR.
- PIN AI launches mobile app letting you make your own personalized, private DeepSeek or Llama-powered AI model on your phone decentralised and private AI released, described at Venture Beat.
- Are we allowed to be disgusted by homosexuality? Rhys Laverty discusses the implications of the latest FSU court victory in the UK for the Critic.
- J.D. Vance Slams European Leaders for “Criminalising” Free Speech and Opening the Immigration Floodgates Will Jones also covers the Vance speech for the Daily Sceptic, with a focus on the free speech criticisms of EU policy.
- Academia Fights Back in the War on DEI Dr. Rogers Watson exposes their tactics for the Daily Sceptic.