Fresh off his “victory” in Germany’s parliamentary elections, Friedrich Merz repudiated the key promise that had enabled his Christian Democratic Union to – barely – stave off the surging Alternative für Deutschland populists. Noting in The European Conservative that more such betrayals are sure to follow, Sabine Beppler-Spahl warns this will only encourage the continued rise of the “extreme right” AfD, which has gained the support of nearly 40 percent of working-class Germans.
Where the Courts Just Aren’t Cricket
Judicial reforms in Britian will soon allow pre-sentencing reports for cases involving “an ethnic minority, cultural minority, and/or faith minority” offender. With these reports meant to argue for a reduction in punishment, Frank Haviland observes in The European Conservative that the unmistakable belief behind the move is that “only white men deserve to feel the full force of the law.” Welcome to two-tier justice, British-style.
