UK: Labour Planting the Seeds for Major Tax Rises

Extra tax hikes totaling close to €30 billion could be just around the corner. In an interview with the Financial Times ahead of the July 4th election, new Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves “admitted [as the paper put it] that—unlike previous incoming chancellors—she would be…
Scholz Praises Press Freedom While Saying Some Opinions are ‘Forbidden’

German chancellor contradicts himself in comments on right-wing magazine ban. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday spoke for the first time about the interior ministry’s decision to ban the right-wing magazine Compact. At a press conference, Scholz defended the ban, saying “freedom of the…