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The votes are in, the turnout was huge and by a 3 point margin France will have its first Socialist President in nearly 30 years.

I, for one, am quite surprised. The polls showed François Holland and Nicholas Sarkozy practically neck and neck throughout the whole campaign. But after a poor performance in the [...]

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In yet another disastrous attempt to discuss in hours issues which have been pondered for a generation (remember the Copenhagen Conference anyone?), France held the ‘e-G8’ forum last week – a prelude to the G8 summit. Here, it was lost between [...]

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Should we ban the burka?

On July 18, 2010 By

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The debate over the burka rages on after France voted in favour of a ban earlier this week. According to a YouGov poll, 67% of people in Britain now believe the burka should be banned in public places. [...]

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Today’s freedom news

On April 30, 2010 By

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We want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

Once again, the leaders were content to disagree over minor and trivial differences between the parties. Yet there was a distinct lack of discussion on [...]

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