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The ghosts of Germany’s past
“I was never despondent before, I never despaired of my fatherland; but now that I have seen its saviours, all hope has left me”. ⎯ Heinrich Heine (German poet, 1797 – 1856) So, that’s where we’re at now. Forty …
By Maike Gosch
World
Newsletter 18 July
Before the summer recess, Thierry Baudet was able to question the new prime minister about Ukraine. He asked, ‘Why is it in the interest of the Netherlands to support Ukraine?’ Dick Schoof replied only that Russia was …
By Editorial Team
World
Newsletter 11 July
Tourette’s syndrome is when you inadvertently say what you are secretly thinking. Just before the summer recess, the new Dutch government took office. Thierry Baudet asked the new prime minister, “Deep State” Dick …
By Editorial Team
Economy
Wokeism, the highest stage of capitalism
Following the success of the Barbie movie, the toy company Mattel presented 'Weird Barbie'. In the film, 'Weird Barbie' is a Barbie doll which somebody "played too hard" with. She therefore no longer fits within the …
By Sid Lukkassen
Politics
Starmer’s Shallow Victory Opens the Field to Real Change
The original article was published on The Conservative Woman and can be found here . LABOUR’S victory is much shallower than it appears at first sight. It’s a legal mandate under our electoral system , but far from a …
By Ewen Stewart
Politics
Journalists as Agents
In a letter recently addressed to the Speaker of the Lower House of the Dutch parliament, and put online by FVD MP Pepijn van Houwelingen, the outgoing ministers of the Interior and Defence explain and defend the …
By Editorial Team
Opinion
Let us remain proud of our Golden Age
The nation-state is increasingly under fire. So are those who argue for its revaluation. It is taboo to be proud of the heroic deeds of our ancestors, to sing a paean to the past, let alone cherish the thought that our …
By Hans van de Breevaart
World
Newsletter 28 June
One of FVD’s members of Parliament, Gideon van Meijeren, gave a superb speech on the war in Ukraine last week. In five concise minutes, he lays out FVD’s unvarying position: that Russia has security concerns, that NATO …
By Editorial Team
Opinion
George Orwell and Viktor Frankl on meaning and suffering
The 20th century was an eventful one. With the rise of metropolitan lifestyles, people felt disconnected from community ties. They sought connection and meaning in political mass movements which emerged as totalitarian …
By Sid Lukkassen
Opinion
Newsletter 20 June
FVD International’s director, John Laughland, was invited back by TNT radio this week, this time onto a show called Muckrakers with Andrew Eborn, where he was delighted to be interviewed together with Glenn Diesen, a …
By Editorial Team
Politics
What is 'Abyssality'?
At the recent meeting of party members in the Dutch parliament, Thierry Baudet talked about abyssality. In his opening speech, he called FVD an ‘abyssal party’. He was referring to the book Be Abyssal, published in 2022 …
By Sid Lukkassen
World
Newsletter 13 June 2024
The European elections were a disappointment for FVD, whose voters seemed to have abstained. We did not win a seat. But they were a disappointment at European level as well. The much-trailed populist breakthrough failed …
By Editorial Team
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