Nationalism, those of us in the centre ground of politics are told, is a very bad thing: inability to work together across borders, tribalism, “othering”…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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They say that the political centre ground has been vacated creating a big opportunity for so-called ‘centrist’ political forces to make big gains by re-occupying…
I’m not being vainglorious – I did have a part to play, and it gives me no pleasure to say so. Let me explain. Horton…
Following the election of the current Italian government, European commissioner Gunther Oettinger blurted that the financial markets will soon teach Italians to vote the right…
I watched the Thorpe scandal on the BBC series A Very English Scandal with a great deal of emotion. In fact, at the end of the…
This interview appeared in Het Financieele Dagblad. Download original article (in Dutch) using the buttons on this page. English translation is below. OUR CURRENT SYSTEM…
An article from James Warner in the Telegraph applying some of the concepts in our book to the customs union debate in the UK.
I remember some years ago a TV documentary called ‘why do people hate Ryanair’. I found it so influential that I never flew with them…
Back in 1982, I stood for Manchester City Council for the new shiny SDP. We hoped for and expected big changes. Many of the Labour…
Last weekend was not the most enjoyable weekend I ever had. Flying back from the USA, I was stuck in Madrid having missed my connection…
“This is a book for this perilous moment; whether facing up to Brexit, populism or protectionism. Politicians, who have too often taken the inevitability of…
I turned ten in May 1968. I remember how upset I was at all the Paris students breaking up the pavements to throw stones at…