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Month: April 2020

Why Hungary matters

Hungary's slide into authoritarianism exposes divisions within the centre-right, and not just in Europe.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Political issues 5 Comments 14 April 2020

Blog highlights, week three

Easter reading for those in isolation.

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Sanders does the right thing

Bernie Sanders bows out, doing his best to unite the party for the challenge of beating Donald Trump.

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Charles Richardson Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 9 April 202017 February 2022

Vote later or vote postal?

Wisconsin looks like going to the polls tonight despite the coronavirus. That's a bad idea, but universal postal voting isn't a good thing either.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 8 Comments 7 April 2020

Starmer gets the job

Britain's Labour Party elevates its leading pro-European to the leadership, with a mandate to reconcile the irreconcilable.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities 8 Comments 6 April 202026 January 2022

Blog highlights, week two

Another compilation of past blog posts to provide some diverting reading for those in isolation.

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Trump and the politics of crisis

The health crisis is boosting Donald Trump's approval ratings, but they remain historically low and historically consistent.

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Non-local local elections in Queensland

Having an election where people are trying to avoid physical contact doesn't seem to make much difference to who they vote for.

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