LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti U.K. authorities believe the manufacturer of the bomb Salman Abedi used to kill 22 and maim over 50 is still at large, the Manchester Evening News reports. UK police believe Abedi was merely a “mule” who ferried the bomb to the Ariana Grande concert before detonating himself and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The terrorist suspected of blowing himself up at Manchester Arena Monday had ties to al-Qaida and was trained abroad, according to an NBC report. Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British citizen of Libyan descent, traveled to Libya within the last year, a U.S. intelligence official told NBC. He had…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Tuesday announcement to declare a snap election for June 8 is riskier than it seems, according to FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver. “May’s move isn’t risk free,” Silver wrote shortly after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Tuesday announcement. “In fact, if the final polls come…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans Tuesday to replace visas for temporary foreign workers in order to put “Australians first.” The so-called 457 visa will be replaced by two new temporary skills visas that require more work experience and greater English skills. The change will not affect the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jacob Bojesson The looming Brexit has sparked a diplomatic feud between the United Kingdom and Spain over the tiny territory of Gibraltar. Former Conservative leader Michael Howard said Prime Minister Theresa May is ready to go to war to defend Gibraltar’s sovereignty, similar to how Margret Thatcher battled Argentine forces on the Falkland…
TLR Exclusive Interview with MEP Daniel Hannan by Pia Varma Great Britain has always been a fiercely independent European nation, but it is also a nation that plans before it acts. Its Glorious Revolution in 1688 brought forth the English Bill of Rights, in a strategic, parliamentary fashion rather than by a violent, mob revolt….
Recent Election Trends Show Disdain for Big Government By Pia Varma What yesterday’s Presidential election has proven more than anything else,is that people are sick of government corruption and bureaucracy. Whether Donald Trump is the right man for the job or not is irrelevant. For all his plethora of faults, the fact of the matter is…
By Saagar Enjeti The U.K.’s Home Secretary Theresa May is set to become the first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher — she will likely succeed David Cameron in the coming weeks, leading the U.K. out of the European Union. May may become prime minister as soon as the end of the week, SkyNews reported Monday. May is…