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offsite link Could Labour?s Welfare Cuts Trigger a Meltdown in the UK?s Car Finance Market? Wed Mar 12, 2025 09:00 | Gabriel McKeown
The UK car market has become a Government-subsidised house of cards and now teeters on the brink of disaster, says Gabriel McKeown. Could Labour's welfare cuts be the trigger as subsidies are pulled?
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offsite link Mark Carney?s ?Climate Tax Rollback? is a Sleight of Hand Wed Mar 12, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Green banking high priest Mark Carney has been selected as the next Prime Minister of Canada and his first act was to announce the abolition of the hated Carbon Tax. But it isn't what it seems, says Ben Pile.
The post Mark Carney’s ‘Climate Tax Rollback’ is a Sleight of Hand appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Wed Mar 12, 2025 01:43 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link What is the Asylum System For? Tue Mar 11, 2025 19:48 | Dr David McGrogan
If the 'purpose of a system is what it does' then the asylum system has one clear purpose, says Dr David McGrogan: to expand the busywork of the Deep State to an indefinite degree, to all the people of the world.
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offsite link Trump Doubles Steel and Aluminium Tariffs on Canada as Trade War Escalates Tue Mar 11, 2025 17:22 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has said he will double steel and aluminium tariffs against Canada to 50% and threatened to impose levies on its car industry as the US President escalated his trade war.
The post Trump Doubles Steel and Aluminium Tariffs on Canada as Trade War Escalates appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Is Donald Trump managing the possible collapse of the ?American empire??, by Thi... Tue Mar 11, 2025 06:59 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?123 Fri Mar 07, 2025 14:41 | en

offsite link Arab League summit for Gaza Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:53 | en

offsite link The agony of the ?political West?, by Thierry Meyssan Thu Mar 06, 2025 04:20 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?122 Fri Feb 28, 2025 12:53 | en

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international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 16:04 by Me   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 13:54)
The Spanish government considers the European constitutional treaty pass for the citizenship, in a day in which about 60% of the ones called to the urns did not exert the right to vote. With 93,54% of the scrutinized votes, 76,49% of the Spanish that voted told 'yes' to the text and 17,43% has been decanted for the 'not'. 6% of the ballot papers has been blank. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / news report Monday February 21, 2005 13:33 by Jonah   text 11 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 11:21)
De Rossa Humiliated as Labour Youth Reject Constitution read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 11:13 by chief cuntstable hugh odd bored   text 6 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 03:17)
The PSNI have absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the DUP were behind the £26 million bank raid, just like they have absolutely no evidence that Sinn fein were behind it. But they might as well point the finger of blame at someone. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 21, 2005 11:06 by F.E.I.C.
Benefit Gig for the Pit Stop Ploughshares in Derry Friday Feb. 25th. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 10:58 by missing maysfield   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 12:30)
The predominantly loyalist Castlereagh borough's biased decision to close Maysfield leisure centre, is far from sporting or fair play. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday February 21, 2005 10:58 by Ithaca Catholic Worker   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2005 01:04)
Homes of four people associated with the Ithaca Catholic Worker were visited by the FBI on Friday.

In an act that represents escalated harrassment of those nonviolently resisitng the war, the St. Patrick's Day 4 have been hit with summons related to felony charges After failing to convict them at district court level (hung jury) the Feds have now stepped in upped the stakes to felonies. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 21, 2005 03:39 by Mark Drolette   text 1 comment (last - monday february 21, 2005 15:42)
To see how the Bushies stack up against former regimes of a particular bent, read on. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday February 20, 2005 22:42 by Michelle Clarke   text 8 comments (last - friday october 14, 2011 21:20)
Justice delayed is Justice Denied.

The CAB will not apparently being receiving early pensions. Instead, their skills refined through the 1980's/90's scandals of tax evasion will now prove refined to the degree that we may have an effective, speedy system of tribunals with prompt delivery to the Justice system


However, in the midst of all this exciting blame festering news let us not forget the important issues. We need to review children, we need to consider restorative justice, we need to appoint educational psychologists in our schools, we need Ethics established as a mind set of those entering the work environment, government etc. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday February 20, 2005 20:35 by D Lynch   text 1 comment (last - monday february 21, 2005 15:30)
Socialist Forum
Topic: Socialism and republicanism
Date: Monday 21st Feb 8.30pm
Location: Red Parrot, Dorset Street North Dublin read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday February 20, 2005 13:23 by John   text 8 comments (last - saturday february 26, 2005 14:30)
Politics.ie (http://www.politics.ie) has launched its own Wiki.

Their aim is " to create the largest central repository of political information on Irish politics. You may edit any page on this website, to add more information or correct mistakes, by clicking on the edit button which is visible on every page. You can also create new pages if you so wish. This is a member driven Irish political encyclopedia, so the more help you give us the better it will become."

Join, edit and contribute read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday February 19, 2005 21:10 by John Kaminski
The Second Wave
New Books, New Groups Fuel Smoldering
Resurgence Of 911 Skeptics Movement
By John Kaminski
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international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 16:35 by Conor Purcell   text 4 comments (last - friday february 25, 2005 14:54)
The U.S. embassy has just issued a warning to it's citizens to stay away from certain parts of Seoul. Demonstrations against foreigners are planned and an online petition to keep foreigners out of the country has already got thousands of signatures. Many foreigners are worried, some have already left. And all this because of a website? Welcome to Korea, one of the most reactionary and xenophobic countries in Asia. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday February 19, 2005 15:04 by ICAHD
A new campaign from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions to apply more international pressure to the Israeli government. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday February 19, 2005 08:37 by Ross Getman
Coca-Cola may be making noises in the UK to cut down its branding and marketing of caffeinated sugar water to children, but in the US they are steaming full bore ahead like a schoolyard bully. The "pouring rights" contracts at public schools are not just incredibly bad policy, but they have been challenged as unlawful. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Saturday February 19, 2005 04:08 by Chris Floyd
'You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
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national / environment / press release Friday February 18, 2005 22:28 by Bob Wilson
CELT are to run a 12-day introductory level course - 'Sustainable Woodland Management' - at Bealkelly Wood, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare on Sundays beginning Sun 20th February. Registration can be on 20th or 27th February. Course fee 165 euro - and is subsidised by County Clare VEC. Course outline below. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 19:21 by Y€$
so do Nicuraguans.
so do Mexicans.
so do Columbians.
so do El Salvadorians.
so do Argentinians.
so does mr Bush.
Iraqis didnt speak Spanish. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Friday February 18, 2005 19:19 by amanda   text 4 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 02:57)
This is a link to the list of recalled foods from supermarkets. The food is found to have a cancer causing food dye Sudan1. It is being taken off the shelves and if you have any of it at home, even if you bought it months ago, don't eat it.
Supermarkets in the Uk are offering refunds if you return with the wrappers, I assume they are doing the same here. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday February 18, 2005 18:40 by R. Isible   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 01:49)
Excellent Guardian summary of the history of US torture and how widespread it is.

"The infliction of pain or suffering per se, whether it is physical or mental, is insufficient to amount to torture." Jay Bybee, Assistant US Attorney General (now a federal judge in Las Vegas) read full story / add a comment
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