British Prime Minister Theresa May has set her resignation date, a long-overdue result of her failure to deliver on Brexit. She leaves quite a mess for whoever fills the spot of Conservative Party leader in her wake. The party is facing potential political obliteration if it cannot patch itself back together and offer a united […]
UK Ever More Polarized as Brexit Party Storms to EU Vote Win…
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party stormed to victory in a European election, riding a wave of anger at the failure of Prime Minister Theresa May to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union. A European Parliament election that the United Kingdom only took part in because May delayed Brexit showed a country even more […]
Wakey, Wakey – U.K. Votes to “Change Politics For Good”…
The British voted yesterday for members to the European Parliament. The official announcement of results will not come out until Sunday because the EU vote window is 5/23 through 5/26 (and heaven-forbid the pesky Brits would influence the continent). That said, initial media “surveys” and “exit polling” reflect the Brexit Party crushed traditional party-lines and […]
UK Cops Fine Pedestrian $115 for Avoiding Facial Recognition Camera…
A UK pedestrian was arrested and fined £90 ($115 US) after attempting to cover his face while passing a controversial facial recognition camera van on a East London street. The notorious London police vans scan the faces of passers-by and compare them to a database of wanted criminals. One man wasn’t having any of it, […]
EU Leaders: We Won’t Follow Trump’s Huawei Ban…
The leaders of Germany, France and the Netherlands said Thursday that their governments do not plan to follow the lead of the US and ban Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from building up their national 5G high-speed mobile networks. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency for the telecommunications sector on Wednesday, citing “unacceptable risks” from […]
President Trump Declares National Emergency for Information and Communication Technology…
Here we go… President Trump is laying the groundwork to ban telecommunication companies based on identified risk to national security (ie. Huawei). Nations who engage in 5-G technology agreements are on notice they may be cut-off from communication partnerships with the U.S.A. [Executive Order] By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution […]
Huawei Willing to Sign ‘No Spy’ Pacts with Governments…
Huawei is willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments, including Britain, the Chinese telco company’s chairman said on Tuesday, amid U.S. pressure on European countries to shun the firm over espionage concerns. Washington has told allies not to use Huawei’s technology to build new 5G networks because of worries it could be a vehicle for […]
Brexit: Mayday…
Like yesterday, the English language press is preoccupied with a drama that is not likely to drive the outcome of Brexit, and paying less attention to a bigger story. And in keeping, the UK is obsessed with its own politics, and again ignoring clear messages from the EU. The show today is the last-ditch vote […]
May Hopes to Hold a Fourth Vote on Brexit Deal…
Brexit: May’s Endgame
With Brexit barely more than a month away, May has made her latest move, which is to drive Parliament’s vote as close to the wire as possible, while refusing to consider revoking the Article 50 notice, or its more socially acceptable cousin, a second referendum.1 May has moved Parliament’s “meaningful vote” back yet again, now […]
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