A Swiss referendum to cap the country's population at 10 million by 2050 was rejected 55-45 — but the 45% in favor signals strong anti-immigration sentiment.
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The defense picture for the UK is stark: the BBC's comparison of British military capabilities shows the army has been cut roughly in half from 153,000 troops in 1990, and major combat ships have fallen from 48 to just 13 [1] — Tommy Vietor "UK defense: army halved since 1990: The UK's army has been cut from 153,000 soldiers in 1990 to roughly half that today, and major combat s…" 43:28 . Defense minister John Healey's resignation over a missed 3% GDP spending target underscores the budget squeeze. Ben notes that NATO's headline percentage targets are largely fantasy — no country is hitting them, and talking about capabilities would be more honest than arbitrary numbers. On the far right, a pattern is emerging across Europe: Reform UK faces Restore; Meloni faces National Future in Italy; Le Pen and Bardella are in an internal power struggle in France; and 45% of Swiss voters wanted to cap immigration by capping the entire national population. Ben's thesis: as far-right parties approach actual power, they fracture — because winning is harder than protesting.
In the UK, Reform UK faces a harder-right challenger in Restore. Italy's Meloni faces a new rival party. France's National Rally has an internal power struggle. And 45% of Swiss voters wanted to cap their country's population. Power makes the far right fight itself.
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