Skip to content

The World is Not Enough

Parties, elections and political ideas across the globe from an Australian perspective

  • Home
  • Contact
  • About this blog
  • About me
  • Comments policy

Category: Party matters

Death of a nationalist

The founder of India's ruling party was a moderate whose creation has become a vehicle for extremism.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues Leave a comment 17 August 201827 January 2022

Truth and the Republicans

Barack Obama defends democracy and liberalism in South Africa. Some conservatives now admit that's a good thing.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Party matters, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 23 July 2018

What now, Tory party?

The Brexit drama enters a new and enthralling phase. Here are some ideas for what might happen next.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 10 July 201827 January 2022

Election preview: Mexico

It looks like being third time lucky for Mexico's veteran leftist in Sunday's presidential election.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Party matters 1 Comment 29 June 2018

Gender and the Republicans

Most Republicans don't see any particular need to get more women into government. What could be the thinking behind that?

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Party matters, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 28 June 2018

Libertarians and “libertarians” (Australian version)

Interesting things happen when you ask self-declared libertarians about their political preferences.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 27 June 201827 January 2022

Twilight of the Merkel?

Interesting reading on the Trumpist impact on European politics.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 7 Comments 26 June 201827 January 2022

Spanish Socialists finally take the prize

Spain also has a new prime minister, one who is finally able to enjoy the fruits of the election victory he seemed to have won in 2015.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Spain 2 Comments 5 June 201827 January 2022

Italy’s unknown prime minister

After a false start, Italy's populists install their man as prime minister, but his prospects look rather uncertain.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Party matters 4 Comments 5 June 201827 January 2022

Election preview: Slovenia

The Trumpist right is expected to top the poll in Slovenia, but it looks like being well short of a majority.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 3 Comments 3 June 2018

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

WELCOME!

My name is Charles Richardson, and this is my blog. It mostly records my efforts to understand the world of politics and ideas; check out the information pages for some more explanation. Feedback and participation are always welcome, so please stay and look around.

Pages

  • About me
  • About this blog
  • Comments policy
  • Contact

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • The unending Coalition crisis
  • Blog highlights, week 14
  • Why compulsory voting matters
  • The Liberal postmortem
  • Blog highlights, week 13

Archives

Categories

  • Administrative (25)
  • Africa (131)
  • Australia (411)
  • Central and South Asia (71)
  • Constitutional law (181)
  • East Asia (80)
  • Elections (1,284)
  • Electoral law (334)
  • Europe (990)
    • British Isles (163)
    • France (130)
    • Germany (72)
    • Italy (56)
    • Scandinavia (47)
    • Spain (56)
  • Highlights (14)
  • Ideas (245)
  • Latin America (159)
  • Media (67)
  • Middle East (214)
  • North America (ex-US) (42)
  • Oceania (61)
  • Party matters (613)
  • Personalities (122)
  • Political issues (734)
  • Referenda (143)
  • South-East Asia (82)
  • Uncategorized (21)
  • United States (435)
  • War and peace (247)

News sites

  • Crikey
  • Al Jazeera
  • New York Times
  • The Age
  • Los Angeles Times
  • BBC
  • Guardian
  • Le Monde

Political blogs & pundits

  • Jonathan Chait
  • Club Troppo
  • Press Gallery Reform (Andrew Elder)
  • Pursuit of Happiness (Scott Sumner)
  • Bleeding Heart Libertarians
  • Marginal Revolution
  • Inside Story

Psephology

  • Tally Room (Ben Raue)
  • Poll Bludger (William Bowe)
  • Antony Green
  • Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog
  • Mumble (Peter Brent)
  • Psephos (Adam Carr)
  • FiveThirtyEight
  • UWA elections database
  • Kevin Bonham

Miscellaneous

  • Language Log
  • xkcd
  • Leiter Reports
  • Snopes
  • Alex
  • Existential Comics
  • Wikipedia
  • Tom Tomorrow
  • The Man in Seat 61

Translate

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 437 other subscribers
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Join 116 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d