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Oh dear, it’s populism again

A new series on populism in the Guardian promises to raise some interesting questions.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Party matters 3 Comments 22 November 201827 January 2022

Brexit, or how not to do democracy

Theresa May's government is teetering, with little prospect of getting its Brexit plan through parliament. Is there a better way this could have all been handled?

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Constitutional law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 7 Comments 16 November 201827 January 2022

“Non” scores a Pyrrhic victory

New Caledonia votes against independence, but the narrowness of the margin suggests that there is plenty of life left in the issue.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Europe, France, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 6 Comments 5 November 201827 January 2022

Referendum preview: New Caledonia

A new nation in Oceania is unlikely to emerge just yet, but Sunday's vote in New Caledonia will be an important step towards deciding the territory's future.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 2 November 201827 January 2022

Blasphemy in Ireland and Austria

Ireland strikes a blow for freedom of speech, despite an unfortunate precedent from the European Court of Human Rights.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Ideas, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 30 October 201827 January 2022

Hessians follow the pattern

The state of Hesse in western Germany produces another very bad result for the major parties, although the state government looks to have narrowly hung on.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 5 Comments 29 October 201827 January 2022

Worrying about the far left, part III

Now if ever seems to be the time for a new popular front. Can liberals, social democrats and Marxists manage to work together?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Party matters, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 October 201827 January 2022

Mr Mélenchon and the redshirts

Victoria's Daniel Andrews is not alone in tangling with a police investigation into the misuse of parliamentary staff.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Europe, France, Party matters 1 Comment 24 October 201827 January 2022

Theresa May and Robert Peel

Brexit uncertainty continues even as its deadlines loom closer. Can some lessons be learned from the great nineteenth century political battle over repeal of the Corn Laws?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 22 October 201827 January 2022

Worrying about the far left, part II

If we assume that the political extremes are equally dangerous in principle, are there still good practical reasons to worry about one more than the other? I think there are.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 15 Comments 17 October 201827 January 2022

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