Translated from German to English and printed in the short-lived periodical German museum (v.1: London, 1800, pp. 207-218, 296-305, 390-396), the following essay on the Bavarian Illuminati is a contemporary, apologetic account. It was written by Peter Philipp Wolf (1761-1808) and included in volume four of his history of the Jesuits: Allgemeine Geschichte der Jesuiten (1789-92). Born in Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Wolf [...]

Well as far as a secret society goes the Illuminati haven’t done a very good job at remaining secret in recent years have they? As far as history is concerned I think it is true to say that the Illuminati were a secret society, said to have formed in the late 18th Century in Bavaria [...]

Although the police were happy to turn a blind eye to phone hacking at the News of the World, they’re making a habit of keeping tabs on innocent journalists and bloggers. When a Freedom of Information (FOI) request is made it is meant to be dealt with “applicant and motive blind”. But, Scotland Yard have a [...]

EU officials say planned 15% wage cuts – on top of 30% already suffered – will not be enough! Greeks will have to suffer further wage cuts than the 15% planned for the next three years in order to restore their country’s competitiveness, senior EU officials have admitted. The size of the IMF’s contribution to [...]

The U.K. government received more money than it spent in January leaving it with its highest monthly surplus in four years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the surplus followed a fall in local government borrowing and a rise in tax receipts. It said the public sector made a net repayment – excluding financial interventions [...]