Farmers across Europe have been on the frontlines of populist revolt for years now.

With their livelihoods threatened by EU -backed Net Zero measures, they have taken to the streets of Europe ’s metropoles in protest against a governing class profoundly ignorant of what it means to work on the land.

Today thousands of farmers gather for demonstrations in London today .

Farmers are unhappy with the perceived weakness of the NFU , and are reportedly discussing taking more militant action.

There is talk of farmers potentially blockading ports, refusing to supply retailers and even a strike on spreading sewage slurry.

In 2000 , an arrogant New Labour government initially refused to rescind a rise in fuel duty despite protests from farmers and hauliers.

RealClearMarkets/TIPP Economic Optimism Index rose by 13.4% in November to 53.2 , reaching its highest level since August 2021 (previous high: 53.6 ) Index had been in negative territory for 38 consecutive months .

Index broke out decisively in November after Donald Trump's historic return as the 47th President.

Economic optimism levels for 19 of 21 demographic groups are higher in November 2024 than the historical average of the past 286 months .

79% are worried about inflation, one-half ( 45% ) are very concerned, and another 34% are somewhat concerned.

Four in ten ( 40% ) believe we are in a recession, while 31% think we are not.

EU and British sanctions based on false claims of missile transfers to Russia are “unjustified,” Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.

Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population on how to prepare and cope in war or another crisis.

Semiconductor companies, including ASML (ASML) and Applied Materials , could face a new round of export restrictions to China .

$3 million has been allocated this year for “ Installation Composting for Land Resilience’ Part of a broader $14 million initiative spread over the next five years .

Joel Highfill : This misguided project is both a waste of taxpayer dollars, and a distraction from the military’s core task of providing combat capability to defend American security interests.

Highfill is a member of the Young Leaders Program of The Heritage Foundation .

Swale borough council’s planning committee was meeting to vote on an application to build a garden village.

The site for 8,400 new houses near Sittingbourne includes plans for affordable homes, schools, GP surgeries, shops, sheltered housing, upgraded railway stations and a crucial relief road.

Hours before the vote, Angela Rayner was calling in the decision so her Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government would have the final say.

He is unafraid to argue with constituents about the severity of the national housing crisis.

A bit more of that fearlessness would be welcome in the cabinet.

Act as if there is only one term. Drive on regardless of criticism, get it done and nail it down. That's the best chance of getting another five years .

President-elect Donald Trump’s choices to lead the Interior and Energy Departments underscore his commitment to a pro-fossil-fuel energy strategy.

Trump has nominated Chris Wright , the CEO of Liberty Energy , and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum .

Writers: Increasing American energy production is the single most significant step the incoming administration can take toward delivering on its mandate.

Trump stands to inherit a house-on-fire situation in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East .

The incoming administration is rightly prioritizing Asia , recognizing China as America ’s chief competitor.

Asia accounts for nearly 70 percent of global LNG demand and 37 percent of crude consumption, with China as the largest individual importer.

Rezoning the East Side means developers can begin to build better buildings there.

Diddy ’s former bodyguard: “Bodyguard never met Thalia Graves let alone raped her” Former evangelicals warned of “dangerous, false teaching that threaten the gospel” Will they ever get them back?.

My son and his family live in a high-cost-of-living area and rent a two -bedroom apartment.

My daughter-in-law is someone who doesn't like outside advice so I have learned to keep my mouth shut.

She makes sarcastic and passive-aggressive remarks on any pictures I post of my travels.

I was going to let it go until my son told me that I should sell my house and give them the money.

I let my son have it. I told him that he and his wife were vultures.

Some days , all I want to do is bury my head in the sand, says Pay Dirt columnist.

Some people get to a place where they can't ingest any more bad news.

Others simply can't imagine how it would feel to lose everything, so they block it out entirely.

Help your friends and their neighbors in every way you can.

Your credit history records what credit accounts you own, your payment history, your mix of credit types, and how much new credit you have.

Dear Prudie: My husband got downsized at work and moved to a better-paying job.

He says I treat him like a servant and I say he is treating me like his mother.

Dear Prudence : He needs to figure out what's keeping him from honoring his commitments to you.

My sister-in-law harassed my mother at her birthday party for money toward another round of IVF .

My mother is still upset and keeps saying that we should cancel our upcoming trips and give the money to them.

Your mother is correct in assessing the situation for what it is, and refusing to bend.

Dear Cautious : I was invited to sit with a friend but there was little conversation between us.

The person who invited me was suddenly cuddling with the person she came with and focused most of her attention on the friend.

Do you know if she’s single? Attached? Polyamorous? Asexual? Do you care about and want to get those answers?.

President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies have suggested he should be allowed to meddle with the Federal Reserve’s decisions about US monetary policy.

The Fed is an independent institution meant to make decisions that shape the domestic economy without political interference.

Forcing or pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates won’t necessarily fix high borrowing costs.

Trump will be able to have some congressionally authorized say in Fed policy come May of 2026 .

That's when he'll be required to appoint a Fed chair for a new four-year term.

That may be Powell , or it could be someone more compliant with Trump ’s idea of what the Fed should be.

James Burling has been litigating property rights for over 40 years at the Pacific Legal Foundation ( PLF ), a public interest law firm headquartered in California .

Burling's book, Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America’s Housing Crisis , is a wide-ranging examination of the various ways government regulation has reduced the amount of housing in America , contributing to the current affordability crisis.

Nowhere to Live is peppered with jarring references to “racial justice,” “class segregation” against poor people, “privilege” and similar leftist idioms.

For Burling, zoning has become the obsession that Moby Dick was for Captain Ahab . Burling poo-poos the correlation between low-income housing and crime, going so far as to invoke the character Silas Lynch from The Birth of a Nation .

Many urban areas fit Burling ’s description of “our dystopian reality,” but homelessness isn’t caused by zoning laws, he says.

Building more houses and apartments isn't going to eliminate squalid tent cities serving as open-air drug dens and ersatz lunatic asylums.