Editorials

Henry Nowak murder awakens Britain – but elites still don’t get it

The murder of Henry Nowak could have been a unifying turning point for Britain. Instead, the elites blame the right for polarization. They forget they once called the far more violent Black Lives Matter riots “mostly peaceful.” British society remains divided — one set of rules for whites, another for ethnic minorities. The rift deepens, and it may have to get worse before any real change comes.

Foreign aid increased to over 10,000 NOK per Norwegian

Norway’s total foreign aid in 2025 reached 58.9 billion kroner, an increase of 5.8 percent from the previous year. With a population of 5.6 million, this means Norwegian aid distributed around the world exceeded the historic milestone of 10,000 kroner per inhabitant.
A family with small children can therefore know that they contributed — directly or indirectly — more than 40,000 kroner in foreign aid last year. Every fifth krone went to Ukraine.

Wind power economic scandal revealed, but Norway’s parliament doubles down

Both the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), the government, and the major power companies are stubbornly clinging to their faith in wind power as an economic bonanza and the solution to both the energy crisis and the climate crisis. It’s as if 40 years of negative results, red ink, growing power shortages, negative data, and clear warnings simply do not exist. Are they all blind to the facts, or are they being paid to turn a blind eye?

Syrian militia members accused of torture and murder live freely in Sweden

While the victims are trying to leave the war behind them, men they believe were responsible for torture, kidnappings, and murders are alleged to have been granted residence permits in Sweden. Now, revelations by Swedish Radio raise questions about how henchmen of the Assad regime were able to pass through the authorities’ screening process.

Hydropower reservoirs at record lows – Electricity prices surge

June began with a sharp rise in electricity prices, exceeding 1.20 kroner per kWh in Eastern Norway. In Southern Norway, the month opened with daily averages above 1.30 kroner. Hydropower reservoirs are running low. What could have provided energy security and lower prices for businesses was exported last year. After a winter with little snow, leaving reservoirs poorly filled, Norway has become a net importer of electricity. The whole situation was entirely predictable.

An anti-democrat comes out of the closet

Politicians must urgently sign Norway up to the EU and scrap any referendum, argues political scientist and Conservative politician Janne Haaland Matlary. She claims the EU issue goes way over the heads of uninformed voters. We can stop complaining about the royal family — institutional decay is even worse elsewhere. With politicians like these, we might as well crown Durek king.

Norwegian fact-checkers and top newspaper target Shada team

The Shada case has attracted widespread attention and sparked strong public engagement, but those who have led the charge — such as Dr Rodgeir Vinsrygg — are now the ones taking the fall. VG has launched a fierce attack, leaving both him and his team dishonoured. However, VG’s story is clearly a narrative, and its true purpose is not hard to see. It is the whistleblowers and alternative media outlets that are being targeted. They are accused of “spreading conspiracies.”

Norwegian media that spread the Hamse Ali hoax now hunt right-wing radicals

One day after Hamse Ali was convicted of false reporting, Faktisk.no and Bergensavisen published a major investigation into those spreading the May 17 violence video. Bergensavisen originated the false Hamse Ali story that divided the nation at great cost. Rather than reflecting on their role in this heated dishonest witch hunt, the accomplices now target ordinary folk who shared proof of a gross racist assault. The absurdity is almost too much to grasp.

Freedom or Absolutism?

“Religion is a private matter,” says Egon Holstad, editor of the newspaper iTromsø, in an attempt to put Christian Youth party (KrFU) leader Ingrid Olina Hovland in her place. A thousand years of Norwegian history proves Holstad wrong. Faith influences the lawmaker, and the law shapes society. A demand to exclude Christianity from political life effectively means abolishing democracy and introducing absolutism.

Woman linked to Chinese spy suspect now works at NATO rocket base supplier

The house raided by PST on Andøya on 7 May lies near Andøya Spaceport, where NATO-funded space rockets are launched. The property is owned by a Norwegian company. Document’s investigation reveals that a former employee of the Chinese owner, suspected of espionage, now works for the supplier of the communication system used at the rocket base.