Hong Kong veteran democracy activists are sentenced

2019  February – Hong Kong’s Security Bureau proposes amendments to extradition laws that would allow extraditions to mainland China and other countries not covered by existing treaties. March 31 – Thousands take to the streets to protest against the proposed extradition bill. April 3 – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government introduces amendments to the … Read more

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat accuses China of ‘attack on democracy’

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat accuses China of hacking him for YEARS in ‘attack on democracy’ as he reveals GCHQ experts told him Gmail is more secure than Parliament’s email Tory MP Tom Tugendhat has warned of ‘attack on democracy’ from hostile states He said China and Iran had been targeting him with hacking attacks … Read more

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat accuses China of ‘attack on democracy’

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat accuses China of hacking him for YEARS in ‘attack on democracy’ as he reveals GCHQ experts told him Gmail is more secure than Parliament’s email Tory MP Tom Tugendhat has warned of ‘attack on democracy’ from hostile states He said China and Iran had been targeting him with hacking attacks … Read more

Sacha Baron Cohen says divisive roles are ‘just his little bit to fight for democracy’

Sacha Baron Cohen has called his acting roles as ‘his little bit to fight for democracy’ as he joined a star-studded lineup in the 27th Annual Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair. The actor, 49, posed for the shoot appearing to clean up the Oval Office with a 1960s vacuum cleaner, as he detailed his decision … Read more

Sacha Baron Cohen says divisive roles are just ‘his little bit to fight for democracy’

Sacha Baron Cohen has called his acting roles as ‘his little bit to fight for democracy’ as he joined a star-studded lineup in the 27th Annual Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair. The actor, posed for the shoot appearing to clean up the Oval Office with a 1960s-inspired hoover, as he detailed his decision to strategically … Read more

How Rush Limbaugh went from being a college drop-out to the ‘doctor of democracy’

Rush Limbaugh in his senior year book from Central High School in Cape Girardeau, 1969  Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host who called himself the ‘doctor of democracy’, died on Wednesday morning after a 12-month battle with lung cancer and an extraordinary career that won him the affections of US presidents and millions of Americans.  … Read more

How Rush Limbaugh went from being a college drop-out to the ‘doctor of democracy’

Rush Limbaugh in his senior year book from Central High School in Cape Girardeau, 1969  Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host who called himself the ‘doctor of democracy’, died on Wednesday morning after a 12-month battle with lung cancer and an extraordinary career that won him the affections of US presidents and millions of Americans.  … Read more

Boris Johnson says Trump impeachment process shows US democracy ‘strong’

Boris Johnson says Trump impeachment process shows US democracy is ‘strong and robust’ after ‘kerfuffle’ over election result Senate voted 57 to 43 to convict Donald Trump but fell short of majority needed Boris Johnson said the impeachment process showed US democracy ‘strong’ He said the US constitution was displaying resilience after election ‘kerfuffle’  By … Read more

MARK ALMOND: Tyrannies are on the march as democracy flounders 

This week’s military coup in Myanmar is not just another episode of repression and regression in a remote Asian country that is now disappearing once more behind a bamboo curtain. Terrifyingly, it is the latest symptom of a growing global trend away from democracy. For decades, Myanmar’s most famous daughter, the steely Aung San Suu … Read more

MARK ALMOND: Tyrannies are on the march as democracy flounders 

This week’s military coup in Myanmar is not just another episode of repression and regression in a remote Asian country that is now disappearing once more behind a bamboo curtain. Terrifyingly, it is the latest symptom of a growing global trend away from democracy. For decades, Myanmar’s most famous daughter, the steely Aung San Suu … Read more