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One last word about Queensland

Let's have a final look at how One Nation influenced the Queensland election. It's not at all what certain pundits would have you believe.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 1 Comment 19 December 2017

Election preview: Chile runoff

The last big election for 2017 sees a closely-fought contest in Chile.

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A rocky road to Brexit

Labour has a big win in the House of Commons, leaving the British government in a much weakened position for critical talks with the EU.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 14 December 201727 January 2022

A shaky new Czech government

Seven weeks after its election, Czechia gets a new government, but it lacks a parliamentary majority.

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Fascist soufflé doesn’t rise twice

Queensland's Liberal National Party finally concedes defeat. Labor's victory was less than fully convincing, but it was a major flop for One Nation.

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Liberals confront Greens on two continents

Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 19 Comments 21 November 201726 June 2018

Do we really have to go through this again?

So the Coalition no longer has a majority in the House of Representatives. Here's why that's no big deal.

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The Bolshevik putsch, 100 years on

Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power a century ago. Much blood has flowed under the bridge since then.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, War and peace 14 Comments 8 November 201727 January 2022

Live from Catalonia

Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 7 Comments 2 November 201727 January 2022

Luther at 500

The Reformation turns five hundred, without ceasing to be controversial.

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