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Deadline in Belfast

The shadow of Brexit and the precariousness of Theresa May's position are making it hard to put together a new government in Northern Ireland.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues 3 Comments 29 June 201727 January 2022

A cliffhanger and a landslide, part II

Emmanuel Macron is on track for a very big parliamentary majority. The centrist forces that in Britain swung behind Jeremy Corbyn had in France a genuine centrist to rally to.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Ideas, Political issues 9 Comments 15 June 201727 January 2022

A cliffhanger and a landslide, part I

Theresa May was an unlikely front person for right-wing populism. Perhaps that's why she did so badly.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Political issues 6 Comments 13 June 201727 January 2022

An unenviable choice

Britain goes to the polls this week, in the shadow of terrorism, to choose between unreconstructed socialism and resurgent nationalism. It's an ugly situation to be in.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Political issues 6 Comments 5 June 201727 January 2022

More about democracy and neoliberalism

Democracy is the friend of liberalism, not its enemy. Maybe it's the friend of neoliberalism as well, if only we could agree on what that means.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Ideas, Political issues 2 Comments 29 May 201727 January 2022

Cartographical fun in North Carolina

The US Supreme Court strikes a blow against gerrymandering but also exposes the depth of its own partisan divisions.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 25 May 2017

Macron and the debate on neoliberalism

Debate continues on what it means to be a "neoliberal", but more people seem willing to accept that it's not always a bad thing.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 18 May 201727 January 2022

Today in Eurosceptic hypocrisy

A report on "nanny state" policies in Europe doesn't send quite the message you might expect.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 12 May 2017

Choosing democracy – or not

The French left faces its moment of truth on whether to make a broad front against Marine Le Pen. The arguments for doing so seem overwhelming.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 4 May 201727 January 2022

It’s not all bad news on European fascism

Germany's far-right party deals itself out of political relevance, at least for the time being. Europe's leaders have some breathing space, if they know what to do with it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 29 April 201727 January 2022

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