The French people are at the polls today in what is probably the most unpredictable French election anywhere. We will know the shape of the…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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Two weeks ago I wrote how, in refusing to call a general election, Theresa May was putting herself in a position to fail irrespective of…
No, Fabianism isn’t dead yet – but the flurry of debate about parents taking their children out of school does seem to mark a moment…
Patriotism. Noun. Devoted love, support, and defence of one’s country; national loyalty. The right, as epitomised by the Daily Mail, have co-opted patriotism, whereas for…
In principle, I can’t help being satisfied with the success of the GreenLeft Party in the Netherlands, led by Mr. Klaver whose physiognomy makes him…
2016 was a tumultuous year that changed the world. For many, it was a terrible twelve months, filled with celebrity deaths and unfortunate political results…
Who won the Dutch elections? The day before the election I was having lunch with two Dutch politicians and a political commentator. They were hoping…
In one of the books of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the earthling hero Arthur Dent, fed up with being served insipid hot drinks,…
It’s been a long time since politics has excited quite so much passion as it seems to do these days. For the last few years,…
There is an inevitable tension between acting on one’s beliefs in trying to find ways to keep Britain in the EU and acting in the…
We all continue to be surprised. Trump has signed several executive orders in his first week. He has given the go-ahead for the Keystone XL…
Last week, I travelled to the Veneto region and spoke with politicians, academics and journalists about Italian politics, Veneto autonomy and the Five Star Movement,…