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Trump-style nationalism surges across globe. Will France be next with Le Pen reprise?
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-style-nationalism-continues-its-sweep-french-do-over-le-pen
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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 07/19/2026 07:54:33
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Republicans should add Iran to the Russian Sanctions Bill. That’s what Lindsey wanted to do, and it was going to happen. IMPORTANT!!! President DJT
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Trump-style nationalism surges across globe. Will France be next with Le Pen reprise?
French politician and lawyer Marine Le Pen has launched a new candidacy for the French presidency, hoping to ride a global political pendulum as it swings from socialism and leftism back toward the right.
"I do think you're seeing all that take place. But populism, focusing on what's best, what's common sense, what's good for the people of your country, what's good for your country, is, I think, the right approach," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Just The News.
Voters in country after country appear to have grown weary of the same experiment: ballooning welfare states, open-border policies, identity-driven governance, and supranational rules that delivered stagnation, insecurity, and a quiet erosion of national sovereignty.
A recent report by the U.S. Commerce Department found: "Confidence in the government’s ability to implement necessary structural reforms remains weak, with most investors anticipating continued economic deterioration and a persistently negative investment sentiment.
The nationalist shift
With a Le Pen victory, France could be the latest stop on a correction already visible in nations such as Italy, where Giorgia Meloni, of the Brothers of Italy party became prime minister in 2022, leading a right-wing coalition government.
Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration Party for Freedom won the largest share of seats in the Netherlands’ 2023 legislative elections and joined a governing coalition.
Sweden’s center-right bloc took power in 2022 with parliamentary support from the nationalist Sweden Democrats.
More recently, conservative nationalist Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party, narrowly won Poland’s presidential runoff in June 2025.
Still, Le Pen, who served as president of the far-right National Rally party from 2011 to 202, has lost presidential bids in 2012, 2017, and 2022. And she plans to compete for the 2027 vote after a court shortened her ban Tuesday on running for office. She was convicted last year of playing a key role in the embezzlement of European parliamentary funds through a large-scale fake jobs scam.
NATO and its factions
Meanwhile, several NATO member nations have largely resisted or not yet experienced the broader rightward nationalist shift seen elsewhere in the alliance.
Spain continues to be governed by a Socialist-led coalition under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, with the left-leaning PSOE remaining the largest party despite gains by the right-wing Vox. However, its economy is expected to significantly outpace the wider euro area this year, benefiting from higher labor productivity and a strengthening fiscal position, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party, under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, secured a decisive victory in the 2024 general election and holds power as a centrist-left government even as Reform UK has polled strongly on the right.
Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has enacted socially liberal initiatives, including formally recognizing the so-called State of Palestine and leveraging his climate finance background to force a green climate agenda.
Norway remains under a center-left Labour government, while Denmark is led by the Social Democrats in a minority or coalition arrangement.
Without USAID, Central and South America de-globalize
In 2023, Argentina’s libertarian Javier Milei won the presidency and has since taken a metaphorical chainsaw to the nation's debt and voluminous government.
Since then, and since USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) was gutted by Trump's DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), so-called right-wing candidates secured a string of victories across Central and South America.
In Bolivia, right-leaning Rodrigo Paz defeated the long-ruling left-wing Movement for Socialism in the 2025 presidential election.
Honduras voters chose Nasry Asfura of the right-wing National Party in November 2025. José Antonio Kast of the right won Chile’s presidential runoff in December 2025.
Laura Fernández prevailed for the right in Costa Rica’s February 2026 election.
Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s June 2026 contest, and hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated his opponent in Colombia’s presidential runoff later that month.
These outcomes followed reductions in USAID funding that some analysts had previously associated with support for democratic initiatives and left-leaning political efforts in the region.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-style-nationalism-continues-its-sweep-french-do-over-le-pen
Horse Pucky
>Obama speech was given at the Bilderberg Group conference in Brussels , Belgium , on May 23, 2014
>YouTube version from the US was pulled.
Moar BS
President Obama Speaks at Palais Des Beaux Arts - March 26 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxLTn6TNaA
Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 07/19/2026 10:05:05
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The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil! It is one of the Greatest Sources of quality Oil on Earth, has hundreds of years of Capacity left, with much not even found yet, and will make the United Kingdom, from a Poverty Stricken Disaster, to one of the Richest Countries anywhere in the World! Britain pays Norway Billions of Dollars a year to buy its Oil, which they get from a less valuable part of the North Sea — How ridiculous is that! Also, word is that the UK is going to move the old and horrible looking windmills, which loom over and destroy the City of Aberdeen. That will be a big day for the Country, and will be very much appreciated by everybody. Such great potential in the UK, but it all starts with OPENING NORTH SEA OIL. WE LOVE YOU SCOTLAND! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Reuters Andy Burnham looks directly forward and smiles with his mouth closed. He wears tortoise shell glasses, a navy suit jacket is navy and a white shirt. He stands in a street, behind him is a blue shop, with red, blue and white bunting hung above it.Reuters
The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy measures from the incoming prime minister
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea after he becomes prime minister, the BBC has been told.
The Labour Party's 2024 manifesto - which the new leader said he would follow - had pledged to issue no new licences but to honour existing ones.
At the heart of the debate are two oil and gas fields in Scotland - Rosebank and Jackdaw - which regulators approved in 2022 and 2023 under the then Conservative government, but were overturned in 2025 after a legal challenge.
The announcement will form part of a flurry of measures from Burnham including plans to take water and energy companies under public control and a new council house-building programme.
He is also expected to outline new measures that will give "people breathing space on the cost of living" and intends to make a "dynamic start… focused on delivering tangible change to people's lives as soon as possible".
Some in Westminster had been expecting an announcement on oil and gas in Burnham's first speech as PM, after he takes over on Monday.
But it is understood that plans are likely to be unveiled at a later date instead. A source close to Burnham said no final decisions in this area had yet been made.
While details of the oil and gas plans are not clear, the incoming prime minister is expected to uphold the manifesto commitment. One source said Burnham might pitch this as a significant change of direction but said any overt support for completely new licences is not on the cards.
Rosebank and Jackdaw both already have licences to exclusively explore for oil and gas. The decision currently under consideration is whether to give approval to produce oil and gas there. If given the go ahead, that would not break the manifesto commitment on licences.
The ongoing legal processes around Rosebank and Jackdaw mean Burnham will also not be able to explicitly announce their approval, but he will likely nod to it in his first speech as prime minister on Monday. This decision will instead effectively fall to the new, unannounced energy secretary.
But the Labour leader could pledge to speed up existing plans to drill more in the North Sea. Many oil and gas licences already approved in recent years remain largely undeveloped due to a variety of reasons.
Sir Keir Starmer had said these gas and oil fields could be further explored, but some in the Labour Party have been frustrated that it has not happened more quickly.
The North Sea row has been longstanding, and Sir Keir has faced criticism for his opposition to new drilling licences.
He argued that new licences did not translate into cheaper bills for consumers and said it was more important to transition to renewable sources for secure energy supplies in the future.
The Conservatives and Reform UK pressured the outgoing prime minister to approve more drilling and said it is "reckless" that the country is not making use of its own resources at a time when the Iran war has increased energy prices.
Sir Keir's approach was also disparaged by US President Donald Trump who has made repeated calls to "open North Sea oil" and said in a social media post prior to the prime minister's resignation that he had "failed badly" on energy policy.
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From within his own party, Sir Keir saw the debate become increasingly divisive as Labour figures questioned the party's future direction over energy policy.
Some Labour MPs have urged the government to take a more liberal approach, warning that the transition away from oil and gas must protect jobs and the cost of energy bills.
But others have backed the government's existing approach, arguing that expanding renewable energy is key to improving energy security and reducing the impact on climate change.
Current Energy Secretary Ed Miliband - who is likely to get a senior cabinet role under Burnham - has been a staunch supporter of Labour's manifesto position, and previously described the licence issued to Rosebank as "climate vandalism".
Watch: Protesters held placards outside Parliament on Saturday demonstrating against any plans to approve North Sea drilling
Responding to news of the plans, backbench Labour MP Rachael Maskell said she felt uneasy about more North Sea drilling and said at a time when the UK was experiencing heatwaves and wildfires it was more important than ever to " follow the climate science because we have got a climate emergency".
"The climate science is really clear we cannot continue to use carbon based fuels," she added.
Earlier this week, before the leadership nominations deadline, Burnham was issued with a letter from the oil and gas industry and trade unions calling on him - and all other Labour MPs - to "back North Sea oil and gas".
It stated that support for the oil and gas industry is "a signal that the country remains committed to producing, building and manufacturing.
"It is a signal that government backs the people and places that have powered this country for generations," the letter added.
But the suggestion of new plans has already drawn criticism from the Green Party, with MP Adrian Ramsay calling approval of new drilling "the wrong response" and "will do nothing to bring down bills".
"Andy Burnham says he takes the climate and nature crises seriously, but words are no substitute for action," he said.
"The science is clear: if we are serious about limiting climate breakdown, we cannot keep opening up new fossil fuel projects," he added.
Burnham, who returned to Parliament a month ago in a by-election, emerged as the sole leadership candidate after being backed by 379 Labour MPs, as well as all 11 trade unions affiliated to the party, earlier this week.
The new Labour leader has said he is finalising his cabinet before he takes over from Sir Keir.
There has been growing speculation over who will take the top jobs around Burnham, with Miliband and Shabana Mahmood thought to be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor.
Asked why he had not announced his top team, the new Labour leader said on Friday: "It would be somewhat premature and would, I think, cause complete chaos if you start half a reshuffle before you're in the position."
Earlier that day, in his first speech since receiving the party backing, Burnham promised he has "a plan" and vowed to "bring back hope" under his leadership.
The address also offered the first glimpse of Burnham's policy agenda - which is said to include new council homes, reinvigorated high streets and improvements to education.
The former mayor of Greater Manchester has also previously outlined his vision for reforms to social care, greater public control of water and energy firms and the devolution of power away from Whitehall.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c935yx2z9d4o
Starmer said lots of shit too, which he subsequently backtracked on - birds of a feather…
Scotland grants consent to huge offshore wind project
Joint venture between French utility Engie and Portugal's EDP Renewables clears 'final regulatory hurdle' for huge planned offshore wind farm
Published 17 July 2026, 11:56
he Scottish government has granted consent for a multi-gigawatt offshore wind project being developed by Ocean Winds.
The developer announced today that it has secured offshore consent for the 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm project in the Moray Firth.
That means the multi-billion-pound ScotWind project has now cleared its final major regulatory hurdle, said Ocean Winds, a joint venture between French utility Engie and Portugal's EDP Renewables.
Located in the Moray Firth, a North Sea inlet, the Caledonia site is being developed as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind leasing round.
Once operational, it will be capable of generating enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of two million homes, said Ocean Winds.
It is being developed as a sister project to the fixed bottom 950MW Moray East and 882MW Moray West offshore wind farms.
With this approval, which follows Aberdeenshire Council granting full onshore consent earlier this year, Ocean Winds said Caledonia has “now cleared the final major regulatory hurdle, meaning it can advance towards the next phase of project delivery.”
Mark Baxter, Caledonia project director, said: “This is the culmination of years of hard work by our Caledonia team.” The Scottish government’s decision to grant consent is “greatly welcomed and allows us to press ahead with this exciting project,” he added.
Pic 2 - A map of the Caledonia offshore wind project, which is split into two 1GW sites. The southern site is expected to incorporate floating wind turbines as well as fixed.
Caledonia is planned in two 1GW halves, north and south. Given the water depths of 40-100m the project is situated in, the southern site is expected to mix fixed bottom foundations with floating wind.
The fixed bottom portion of the project was already eligible for the UK’s upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, AR8, as fixed bottom projects can now bid in these tenders prior to securing planning consent.
But the approval could now mean the floating portion of the project is eligible, significantly expanding the total floating capacity in the running for the auction.
Of up to 78 wind turbines in the southern site, no more than 39 shall be floating, according to planning documents for the project. It is unclear whether the project could consider other deepwater offshore wind foundations for the parts in deepest water, after the UK government cleared the way for these ‘hybrid’ foundations to be used in CfD auctions.
RenewableUK has estimated around 350MW of the Caledonia project could be floating wind. If so, that would more than double the previous total capacity of floating projects eligible for AR8, which had stood at around 235MW across three sites.
An Ocean Winds spokesperson told Recharge: “Caledonia South includes the option for floating wind in its deeper waters, but the final technology split and CfD bidding strategy have not yet been decided.”
“Ocean Winds is considering future auction rounds, with transmission charging remaining a key factor in whether the project can progress to final investment decision.”
Scottish wind farm projects have been punished onerous transmission fee charges that have set them back compared to English ones. This is due to the fact they are generally based further away from demand centres that are largely located further south.
https://www.rechargenews.com/offshore-wind/scotland-grants-consent-to-huge-offshore-wind-project/2-1-2018116
>Must watch: African team (I think Africa) gets the FIFA award from Trump and they start jumping up and down with it! Fantastic
CHELSEA (UK football team)