Jon Danzig

Tens of thousands of desperate human beings have crossed the English Channel to seek our help. They are unarmed and come in peace. Many are fleeing from countries torn apart by war and instability, in some cases worsened by conflicts in which Britain and its allies played a part. Under international law, they are not […]

In 1997, a little-known Russian political thinker, Aleksandr Dugin, published The Foundations of Geopolitics. Inside, he laid out a blunt and chilling plan. Russia, he argued, would not rise again through tanks and bombs alone. It would use propaganda, political subversion, disinformation and destabilisation, especially across the West. One of Dugin’s most striking claims was […]

It was exactly 50 years ago, on 6 June 1975, that the UK learnt the result of its first-ever national referendum, on whether to remain in the European Community. The result was emphatic. Over 67 percent voted to stay, a 35 percent margin in favour of remaining, a decisive outcome. All four nations of the UK […]

Three weeks before the EU referendum, Sir John Major issued a stark warning to the British people. On 5 June 2016, the former Conservative Prime Minister appeared on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show and accused the Leave campaign of being “fundamentally dishonest” and “verging on the squalid.”

In early June 2016 – nine years ago – the UK stood on the edge of a knife. YouGov’s poll-of-polls showed Remain and Leave running neck and neck ahead of the EU referendum. On 26 May, Remain led with 46% to Leave’s 42%. But by 1 June, the two were tied at 44%. Even on the […]