The Week According To . . . Ben Harnwell

Hearts of Oak Podcast

As we bid 'arrivederci' to the month of March we are glad to be joined once again by the International Editor of Steve Bannon's WarRoom, Ben Harnwell.
Ben has his finger on the pulse of all that is happening and has even been making headlines himself, which we will cover in this episode as we look at some of the news and talking points from the past seven days including...
- Big Win for Ben: Steve Bannon wants to open MAGA 'gladiator schools' after Harnwell wins a legal battle in Italy.
- It’s time we talked about the fall of Kyiv.
- Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan.
- An Italian town is struggling to sell off its empty homes for one euro each.
- UK chancellor defends remarks about high salaries after being criticised for being out of touch.
- Teacher loses claim of unfair dismissal after 'humiliating' student over preferred pronouns.
- Why Steve Bannon's WarRoom remains a juggernaut.
- Ramadan lights in London, no mention of Easter. At what point is enough enough?
- Councils flying transgender flag to support Trans Day of Visibility

In the two years between December 2006 and December 2008, Benjamin Harnwell was engaged in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Dignity, consulting widely with various experts around the world. This work was drawn to a conclusion on 8 December 2008, when (with Gay Mitchell MEP) he founded the European Parliament’s Working Group on Human Dignity (of which he remains Honorary Secretary); and on the same date, simultaneously established (with Nirj Deva MEP) the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (of which he is Director).
The Working Group was publicly launched on 25 March 2009 by European Parliament Speaker Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP (now a Patron of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute). The DHI has since been engaged in launching parallel parliamentary working groups on human dignity in various legislatures around the world, all based on the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Dignity.
Ben was the Chief of Staff to Nirj Deva MEP until the end of 2010, since which point he is now based permanently in Rome, directing the development of the DHI. When involved in politics, he was an active member of the British Conservative Party for over 15 years. Benjamin identifies himself philosophically as an Austro-libertarian, co-founding (with Vincent de Roeck) the European Parliament’s Mises Circle, which exists to promote greater recognition of the Austrian School of Economics; he also co-founded the international Right Approach Group (with Patrick Barron), to explore free-market solutions to contemporary problems.
In 2002 and 2004, Ben was seconded to Colombo as Special Advisor to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
H.E. Mons. Sánchez Sorondo, Bishop Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Science and Social Sciences, appointed Ben External Counsellor in 2016.
Since February 2018 Harnwell, as director of the DHI, is also the director of the Abbey of Trisulti, founded in AD 1204 and National Monument of Italy since 1873.
From October 2021 to date Ben serves as international editor at “Steve Bannon’s War Room” on the number 1 ranked US political podcast.

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WAR ROOM warroom.org/

Recorded 30.3.24

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Links to topics...
gladiator schools https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13170455/steve-bannon-gladiator-schools-italy-maga-politicians.html
Kyiv https://archive.ph/9HWzj
Gaza ceasefire’ during Ramadan https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931
Italian homes one euro https://edition.cnn.com/travel/patrica-italy-town-one-euro-homes-struggle/index.html
Jeremy Hunt https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/24/jeremy-hunt-doubles-down-on-100k-a-year-doesnt-go-far-claim
pronouns https://www.gbnews.com/news/teacher-loses-claim-of-unfair-dismissal-pronouns
Bannon's WarRoom https://x.com/gc22gc/status/1772265343265734879?s=20
media's 12 splintering realities https://www.axios.com/2024/03/25/news-media-filter-bubble-different-realities
same sex marriage https://x.com/David_Cameron/status/1773636628382155214?s=20
Ramadan at Easter https://x.com/DVATW/status/1773281910967390625?s=20
Trans Day https://x.com/NewcastleCC/status/1772942201049235851?s=20