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US vice president JD Vance is right… Europe is heading towards a dictatorship of ‘liberals’ who are not liberal at all
FOR all the attention paid to them, political speeches rarely leave any lasting impact.
Most are just bundles of platitudes which have been forgotten even before the applause has died down.
But in Germany last Friday we heard a stunning exception — and from a relative newcomer to politics.
The address to the Munich Security Conference by US vice president JD Vance will be remembered in years to come as a pivotal moment in US- European relations.
The fact that it has caused so much upset to so many European bigwigs is testament to what it set out to achieve — to tell painful home truths to cherished allies.
These were no off-the-cuff comments in the style of Donald Trump, a man who often likes to say outrageous things as an opening gambit in negotiations.
This was a carefully-crafted speech with a devastatingly simple point at its heart — that if you are going to defend a country or a continent you first have to be sure about what you are defending.
Europe’s problem, as Vance made clear, is that it has itself been lax in defending the values that it professes to uphold.
It is no use calling on your citizens to defend freedom and democracy from external threats if you are not yourself standing up for those things.
Vance cited several instances in which Europe is failing in this regard.
First and foremost was last year’s Romanian presidential elections, which were cancelled at the last moment by the country’s constitutional court on the grounds that a number of TikTok accounts used in the campaign appeared to have emanated from Russia.
Neutered forever
This has become standard practice for Putin’s regime. Russian bots have been implicated in US and UK elections.
But for a court to use that as an excuse to annul an election is chilling — as well as being an insult to the intelligence of the people.
Yet it is all too symptomatic of what is wrong with European democracy. The EU, as well as many individual member states, have constitutions which are based on a fundamental distrust of the people.
They have powerful legal institutions which see their role as defending the people from themselves.
Take Germany, where the right-wing party AfD looks likely to make striking gains in the upcoming elections.
Europe’s problem, as Vance made clear, is that it has itself been lax in defending the values which it professes to uphold
Ross Clark
Already, the political establishment is gearing up to refuse to accept the possibility of the party leading or even forming part of the next government.
Ever since World War Two, the prevailing attitude among Europe’s elite has been that democracy gave Germany Hitler and therefore it must be neutered forever after.
Europe’s elite outraged
The people should be given a choice, but only within narrowly defined parameters which ensure the perpetual survival of social democracy.
It has led in some cases to the same parties pursuing the same economic policies being in power for the past eight decades.
Now that those policies are failing to deliver the bacon, it is hardly any wonder voters are rebelling by backing “populist” parties.
What does “populist” mean other than policies that are popular but which those currently in power wish were not?
The difference between the US European attitudes to democracy can be summed up in the wording of the European Convention on Human Rights, which was written by European lawyers and the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which was influenced more by American lawyers.
While the latter states that the basis of government “shall be the will of the people”, the former contains no such phrase.
Vance also drew attention to the numerous ways in which European courts are suppressing free speech, such as in the case of Adam Smith-Connor, who was prosecuted for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, thus infringing a public spaces protection order.
Some people might reasonably ask what that case has to do with an international security conference but Vance is quite right to be shocked by the case.
It is alien to Americans because free speech is written into the US constitution.
In Britain and in other European countries, on the other hand, the freedom to express your views seems increasingly to be treated as a privilege rather than a right, and one that can be withdrawn at whim if some special interest group is offended by what you say.
Where, by the way, are Britain’s left when it comes to defending the right of anti- abortion activists to protest?
Europe is drifting towards becoming a dictatorship of ‘liberals’ who are not really liberal at all
Ross Clark
They wail to high heaven when climate activists are prosecuted for criminal damage or obstructing roads (never for protesting in itself), yet when it came to criminalising silent prayer outside abortion clinics almost every Labour MP, as well as many from other parties, happily voted in favour.
Vance is right. Europe is drifting towards becoming a dictatorship of “liberals” who are not really liberal at all.
On the contrary, on some issues they are positively Putinesque in their desperation to silence dissent. They treat dogma on trans rights, diversity, Net Zero and so on as unchallengeable.
Europe’s elite is so outraged because the US vice president has done just that — and challenged them.
Sorry to disabuse them, but to many of us there was not the remotest thing objectionable or “unacceptable” about Vance’s speech.
On the contrary, I wish we had more politicians of our own who were so frank.
Kelly Brook, 45, wows fans as she strips off for rare bikini snaps on romantic holiday
KELLY Brook wowed fans as she stripped off for rare bikini pics on a romantic holiday with her husband Jeremy Parisi.
Model Kelly, 45, looked incredible in a pink floral two-piece while posing within the five-star Sandals Saint Vincent and The Grenadines in the Eastern Caribbean.
The TV personality was joined by actor Jeremy, 39, who flashed a smile for the camera while snapping a selfie by the pool.
Kelly flashed a series of poses, holding up two peace signs before placing her hands on her hips and gasping in the establishment’s grounds, where rooms begin at £1,000 per night.
Taking to Instagram with the shots, Kelly wrote in her caption: “Ultimate Recovery Carry On Cold Plunge #redlanespa.”
Last year, it was reported the couple had landed a huge ITV deal after their successful stint on Race Across The World.
The three-part mini series will see the couple travel to rural Italy where Jeremy’s family live.
Kelly and Jeremy gained a legion of fans during their appearance on BBC‘s Race Across the World earlier this year.
It was the first time that fans got to see a peek inside their marriage with one another as they faced off against their fellow celebs throughout South America.
Now, the pair are set to return to our screens with their brand new show, Kelly and Jeremy: La Vita Italiana.
The couple will return to the Arpino countryside, where they tied the knot in 2022.
“With Kelly’s trademark sense of humour, and Jeremy’s passion for his heritage, This Morning viewers will become immersed in the couple’s journey of discovery in deciding whether Italian life really is right for them,” a source told the Daily Mail.
“The barn is an interesting talking point too as it could potentially become their dream home… if they can get the goats to move out first!”
Viewers will see the pair weigh up pros and cons on whether they should move to Italy, while also embracing the culture and life in the countryside.
The series, which kicks off on Wednesday, sees them face challenges when they’re thrown into farming life on Jeremy’s family’s olive farm.
Fans can expect to see brunette beauty Kelly get hands on as she mucks in with looking after the livestock and harvest.
In an interview with OK Magazine, Kelly previously opened up on the real reason she and Jeremy have not discussed children – and it could be because of their time on the reality TV show.
Kelly revealed that she and her husband had yet to decide where they wanted to live in the world and, as such, couldn’t think about having children.
The Heart FM star told the publication: “We have our little fur baby dog, Teddy, but I’m not sure about having children yet.
“At the moment we are focused on work and where we want to live in the world.
“It’s very hard to think about children when you don’t know where you might be living.
“We need to be more settled before we think about children.”
Mark Selby reveals he almost RETIRED from snooker after suffering crippling mental health issues
MARK SELBY came close to quitting snooker last summer as he battled with crippling mental health issues.
Eight months on, the four-time world champion has won two ranking titles and will head to the Crucible in April as one of the favourites.
The Jester from Leicester — who has suffered with depression all through his career — had a sit-down chat with his wife, Vikki, and pals and considered hanging up his cue after losing to Joe O’Connor in the first round at Sheffield last year.
After winning the Welsh Open on Sunday, Selby revealed: “If you’d asked me after that game at the Crucible would I carry on, I’d have probably said no.
“If you had put me on the spot, there and then, I’d have probably never played again.
“I spoke to friends and family and said, ‘I’m not really enjoying it . . . I cannot keep putting myself through it’ because it was making me even more ill.
“They were saying, ‘Why don’t you have a bit of time out? Don’t go anywhere near the table.’
“I spoke to my doctor and he said to me, ‘Whenever you feel like that, just pick and choose. I know you want to play in everything but you need to start putting yourself first.’
“That’s what I thought I would do and after the summer, I seemed to be in a better place.
“That’s not to say that from now until the end of the season, I might play in everything — that could easily turn.
“But if I’m in that position again like I was a couple of weeks before the last Worlds, I definitely won’t compete. It’s not healthy.”
Selby, 41, beat Stephen Maguire 9-6 in the Llandudno final to claim a 24th ranking success, following his British Open win in September.
Part of his £100,000 prize pot will go towards a Kindle book reader for his ten-year-old daughter Sofia — though he has little time to get one.
Tomorrow, he flies to the World Open in China, where he faces Liu Hongyu on Sunday.
The world No 3 added: “Confidence-wise, this win is great. But confidence is only good if you’re in a good place.
“If you aren’t in a great place mentally then that confidence is irrelevant because you won’t perform to a good level.
“At the moment, if I can maintain where I am, then of course I’ll go to the Crucible very confident.
“I’m enjoying the challenge out there — hence why I’m probably playing a bit better.”
Bizarre moment MAFS UK’s Luke proposes to ‘mystery woman’ in Dubai as he jokes ‘she said no’
MARRIED At First Sight star Luke Worley has been caught on camera proposing to a ‘mystery woman’ – but he claims she “said no”.
Luke, 32, was snapped on bended knee in front of a huge display of red roses with Dubai‘s Burj Khalifa in the background.
Luke cryptically covered the ‘person’ he was popping the question to with a slew of red heart emojis and, even more bizarrely, captioned the photo on Instagram: “She said no 
.”
The former EE store manager also posted a shot of himself on the terrace of a fancy restaurant that was taken late at night.
He is grinning in the picture and is holding a half-drunk glass of champagne. Luke captioned it: “Dinner with a view.”
Fans have been left scratching their heads as they try to understand what has gone on.
Some quick-thinkers have suggested he might have signed up to another series of the Married At First Sight global franchise, while others have branded the proposal ‘fake’.
One of his followers commented: “No box, no ring, no person…”
Another added: “She is very short and no shadow but whatever rocks your boat.”
A third said: “I propose to myself too sometimes 
.”
While someone else wondered: “I reckon his going back on MAFS.”
Replying, another follower agreed: “MAFS Australia 
.”
Luke appeared on the 2023 series of Married At First Sight and tied the knot with Jay Howard.
The pair appeared to hit it off, but cracks soon began to appear.
The couple were later forced to make an early exit from the E4 show after Luke had a huge bust up with his co-star, Jordan Gayle.
Fans had high hopes for Luke and Jay’s relationship but unfortunately they were quick to split.
Returning later in the series for the MAFS Reunion show, Jay confirmed they had gone their separate ways.
Jay admitted to her co-stars: “He literally basically just said, like, we are better off just being friends.
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
“I asked him what he wanted, but he couldn’t answer the question.”
Luke soon moved on and went Instagram official with a new girlfriend in February 2024.
The reality star introduced his then-girlfriend Hannah Lynch to his followers by calling her his “rocket”.
But Luke and Hannah split six months later.
During a fan Q&A, Luke was asked: “Are you still with somebody?”
Luke replied with a screen shot of the dating site Hinge and said: “Nope, back to the drawing board.”
He has not been pictured publicly with any potential girlfriends since.
I’ve slept with 654 men & this year I’ll bed 1,000 like my pal Bonnie Blue – it won’t stop me getting a boyfriend
CONTROVERSIAL OnlyFans model who’s been dubbed ”the most sexually active woman in Australia” has revealed she’s searching for love.
Annie Knight, 28, who is friends with notorious OnlyFans performer Bonnie Blue, is now actively searching for her one and only – after revealing plans to bed 1,000 blokes in 2025.
The young Australian blonde told her TikTok followers that she’s on the hunt for a boyfriend, adding that she needs someone who’d be ”super secure” – so she wouldn’t have to stop filming her sick and bizarre sex challenges.
‘’I want a boyfriend, I’m ready to find love, there I said it,’’ the Melbourne-based singleton announced.
‘’The girl who’s getting railed by a thousand people in a year wants to find someone to settle down with,” she continued.
”I just want to find someone who’s going to support my career. I still want to do my challenges so obviously they need to be super secure and non-judgemental.”
The 28-year-old, who claimed she slept with a whopping 654 men in 2024 alone, said she is ‘’ready to get back in the game’’ after a two-year hiatus while acknowledging that her OnlyFans career and sex challenges make dating difficult.
Annie mused that several potential Romeos may be apprehensive about jumping into a relationship considering her line of work and ”the way I go about it”.
The young Australian model – who’s been called ”mentally ill” by trolls – also claimed that when she had created a Hinge account, she had allegedly been inundated with messages from men who ‘‘were asking to be number 1,000’’ – referring to her goal of bedding with 1,000 men in 2025.
Annie unveiled her controversial plans to ”get railed by 1,000 people in total”, including ”taking 500 virginities” in a social media post last December.
At the time, the model – whose close pal Bonnie’s claims of a similar sex marathon were questioned – said she would be taking applications for suitors keen to help her hit the sick goal.
But amid her dreams to reach quadruple figures of individual sex partners in 2025, Annie is also chasing a happy relationship, insisting that her promiscuous OnlyFans persona is ‘‘separate’’ from her real self.
”I know online I come across a certain way and, obviously, that’s all part of the branding when it comes to my OF, but who I am as a person is so separate from that,’’ she said in the TikTok post.
‘’Any of my friends will tell you I’m the most kind, caring, loyal, and generous person – that’s the truth and I pride myself on being all of those things, that’s how my mum raised me.”
Annie also revealed that she would do her best to resist the temptation and wouldn’t sleep with any of her dates until they had met up at least three times – but quickly joked that she ”shouldn’t have said that on the internet because they’ll stick through to the third date and probably leave me’’.
Last week, the controversial OnlyFans model told her 90.4k TikTok followers she was meeting a man who worked in real estate, which she described as an ”orange flag” – but said she was ”giving him a chance” regardless.
Who is Bonnie Blue?
Born in May 1999, Bonnie – whose real name is Tia Billinger – grew up in a small Derbyshire village, and attended the Friesland School in the village of Sandiacre.
She has two half-siblings – a sister and a brother – who have always remained out of the public eye.
She never knew her biological father, and considers stepfather Nicholas Elliott her dad.
Bonnie also became something of a dance star in her local area, and competed in the British Street Dance Championships alongside her sister back in 2015.
She also had a part-time job at Poundstretcher as a teenager.
After school, she began working in recruitment.
In October 2022, Bonnie married Oliver Davidson, who she had started dating when she was just 15.
Once they were married, they moved to Australia, where Bonnie continued working in recruitment.
However, it was in Australia that she decided to pursue a different line of work, and tried her luck as a ‘cam girl’ – crediting Oliver for giving her the confidence to enter the adult entertainment world.
She quickly made a name for herself in the industry, and was soon making £5,000 a week.
But while her work life was going from strength to strength, her relationship was crumbling, and she and Oliver split after almost a decade together.
She moved over to OnlyFans following her cam girl success, and once again found fame on there.
She quickly became a favourite on the site, especially thanks to her “niche” of sleeping with young male students – such as when she bedded 158 students during Nottingham Trent University’s freshers week in September 2024.
Bonnie is now estimated to be worth £3 million, and makes around £600,000 a month on OnlyFans.
Her family are also supportive of her work, with mum Sarah Billinger even claiming she’s her daughter’s PA, and helps clean up after Bonnie’s events – as well as handing out condoms to young clients.
In January 2025, Bonnie claimed to have broken the world record for the most amount of sex in 12 hours, after apparently sleeping with 1,057 men from 1pm to 1am at a secret London event.
Annie first went viral after allegedly bedding more than 600 men in just one year – sometimes having sex with as many as ten blokes every day.
The young blonde, a former marketing executive who decided to open an OnlyFans back in 2020, claimed that her parents don’t have an issue with raking in thousands via the X-rated platform.
“My mum messages me daily telling me how proud she is for living my life authentically and not caring what anyone things, and my dad supports me no matter what,” she told news.com.au.
Annie has also been very vocal about the double standards she faces working in the industry- claiming while she’s labelled a “slut” men wouldn’t get the same abuse.
“Even if a woman has sex with two men in a week and was to talk about that openly, she would get shamed for it,” she says.
“The double standards between men and women when it comes to talking about sex are inordinate.
“Men get praised for sleeping around and women get shamed.
“Even in my industry, I have male friends who do exactly what I do and they talk about their sexual escapades online, and the comments on their posts are nothing but positive, especially from men.
“However, my posts are FILLED with slander and hate, from both genders, but particularly from men.”
Players Championship slammed for ‘freezing’ venue with ‘no consideration’ for darts stars
A DARTS star has launched a bitter blast at the “freezing” Players Championship venue.
Daryl Gurney reckons the 128 competitors swapped quivers for shivers at the Autotron in Rosmalen, the Netherlands.
And on a day of shocks it was so chilly that even ‘The Iceman’ was stunned.
Gerwyn Price, the 2021 world champion, exited in the last eight of the Players Championship 3 against Callan Rydz.
Home favourite Michael van Gerwen didn’t even make it past the first stage, with Michael Flynn a surprise 6-4 winner.
And Northern Irish ace Gurney delivered an icy verdict on the setting.
England’s Chris Dobey went on to beat Jelle Klaasen 8-4 in the final, with The Players Championship 4 to come on Saturday.
But Gurney, 38, who was a surprise loser to George Killington in the last 64, believes conditions were unacceptable.
The two-time World Championship quarter-finalist said on social media: “Really disappointed with the playing conditions today in Rosmalen.
“The venue is freezing, and no consideration of the location for players.
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“A bad decision on the PDC’s behalf and the players deserve better!!!”
One fan responded: “How are u expected to play when you’re cold! Hands cold and I can barely hit the board!”
Another wrote: “The PDC are supposed to be a professional outfit yet their most important commodity (the players) are not happy with poor venues.”
But some observers were less sympathetic to Gurney’s criticism.
One posted: “Good news. Is same conditions for all players. Raise the issue internally with the PDC.”
Another argued: “All top players moan if it’s too cold or too hot just get on with it you’re a professional.”
Well, if you’re complaining of the cold, you can’t expect help from every type of fan…!
Controversial cookie that contains an ENTIRE Cadbury creme egg is back on menus for Easter at major pizza chain
THE controversial Cadbury Creme Egg cookie has returned to Domino’s menus – despite last year’s backlash against the sugar and fat content.
Furious politicians said the pizza chain’s bosses “should be ashamed of themselves” for introducing the sweet treat.
The 370-calorie cookies come in boxes of four and each contains a whole creme egg wrapped in dough.
The collaboration between Domino’s and Cadbury was branded “disgusting by Lord Bethell of Romford.
“This is disgusting. A whole Cadbury cream egg in a Domino’s Cookie.
“These are serious corporate food companies. What are they thinking?
“The executive team, the board and the shareholders should be ashamed of themselves.”
Despite this, Domino’s has excitedly announced that they will be added to menus from February 24.
Louise Pilkington, Director of Innovation at Domino’s said: “There’s a reason Domino’s Cookies made with Cadbury Creme Egg are back for the second year in a row.
“They were an instant hit last year, and we know you’ll love them just as much this time round.
“This partnership is a match made in dessert heaven. Combining our iconic cookies with the gooey delight of Cadbury Creme Egg creates an indulgent experience like no other. This is a delicious reunion not to be missed.”
A spokesperson for Domino’s said that their customers tend to share their cookies and added that they are no worse than many other high street treats.
“These special edition cookies bring together two much loved, iconic brands and are designed to be a delicious pre-Easter treat which can be shared,” they said in a previous statement.
“At just over 370 calories per cookie, they are in line with the content of many other treats available on the high street such as frappes and croissants.
“We know our customers love to share our existing cookies, and we expect they will do the same with the new Creme Egg cookies.”
The pizza giant also introduced smaller 600-calorie pizzas and wraps for under 450 calories.
It has also launched vegan dishes, adding: “We are serious about our role in helping customers manage their nutritional intake and maintain a balanced diet with less sugar, fat and salt, as well as fewer calories.”
The Sun has contacted Domino’s and Cadbury for comment.
How Pep used the world’s best striker Erling Haaland as a decoy to set up Marmoush masterclass
PEP GUARDIOLA’S new signings can make a Real difference in Madrid as Manchester City’s ‘mini Rodri’ and Omar Marmoush look ready to start.
It was a case of Marmoush? You can’t handle Marmoush… for Newcastle at the weekend.
Here, Dean Scoggins from our brilliant Tactics Exposed show, explains how Pep destroyed Newcastle and what that means for the Champions League second leg on Wednesday.
HAALAND’S THE DECOY
Seems amazing – using the world’s best striker to be a decoy runner.
But that’s exactly what Guardiola did against Newcastle as Marmoush bagged a hat-trick.
Unselfish captain for the day Erling Haaland dragged Newcastle’s defence upfield and they kindly followed him to allow flying Egyptian Marmoush to run in behind for his first goal.
His third was more good work from Haaland – who cleverly took the defenders to the back post, allowing space in front of Marmoush for Savinho’s cross to find him.
Haaland may not have scored – but City hit four.
MINI RODRI GLUES CITY TOGETHER
Nico Gonzalez gave a midfield masterclass that Rodri would be proud of, and Pep labelled him ‘mini Rodri’ after the game.
He’s not very mini at over 6ft and was dominant against a physical Toon.
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But it was his ability to read the game that was so impressive – he is almost one pass ahead of everyone else.
He read where the next Newcastle pass was going and was there to press or cut it out.
Exactly 100 completed passes knitted City back together and kept them going forward against a stretched Newcastle.
EDERSON VOLLEYS
Another assist for City keeper Ederson showed his value, with that help from Haaland’s run.
But Ederson also hit some great passes out of his hands to the chests of the City widemen who maintained their width to stretch Newcastle sideways and loosen their grip on midfield.
The keeper also stepped into the defensive line to create an overload which meant Newcastle, who press 1v1, didn’t know whether to stick or twist.
NOW A REAL CHALLENGE
City set up in attack with a 2-3-5 shape, with the right-back inverting into midfield to give them more dominance and Josko Gvardiol providing attacking width on the left.
But that often leaves them exposed defensively, as Real showed in the final ten minutes of the 3-2 defeat in the first leg.
With the emergence of Nico and Marmoush, who were both subs in the game, Pep could opt to make it a more 3-2-5 shape with Stones staying in defence from right-back to replace the injured Manuel Akanji.
Nico could be trusted to play the ‘2-in-1’ role that Rodri plays in attack and defence and it could be Kevin De Bruyne who misses out in attack to allow Marmoush to play in attack for direct balls with Haaland again.
But it’s a big call for a big game!
