Note Tugendhat’s cowardice. Even though the only religion that anyone is demanding be exempt from criticism is Islam, Tugendhat doesn’t dare say that, but retreats into making a generalized statement about all religions. That in itself indicates that he and his government do not have the will to take on the actual problem that confronts […]
UK security minister: Criminal gangs spying on British Jews for Iranian death squads
Iranian regime has hired criminal gangs to spy on British Jews as it plots to assassinate leading members of the community, UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat disclosed recently. The revelation came days after Tugendhat told UK parliament that Tehran was plotting to kill Israelis and Jews on British soil. “Between 2020 and 2022, Iran tried […]
UK government summons Iranian envoy over ‘serious threats against journalists living in Britain’
In a troubling incursion by Iran into Britain, the UK government has summoned “Iran’s most senior diplomat in London… to protest what it said were serious threats against journalists living in Britain, as ministers launched a new security review into Iranian activities.” Iran’s threat to the UK is astonishingly direct against journalists, yet the UK, and […]
UK: Tory leadership debate ignores immigration, crime and free speech
The most critical issues to the effective functioning of any democracy were ignored in the UK Tory leadership debate: immigration (which drove Brexit), the freedom of speech (the cornerstone of democracy) and the rule of law. Economics and international engagement were the central focuses, and were subject to heated argument. These are indeed important issues, […]
Surprisingly, an Actually Good Candidate is in the Running to Replace Boris Johnson
Tom Tugendhat has just announced his candidacy to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. While Ben Wallace, the current front-runner, has a record of antipathy toward Israel and curious sympathy for Iran, a country he claims proudly to have visited more than any other MP, Tom Tugendhat is among the most pro-Israel of MPs. And […]