Day: October 7, 2023

Election October 15th: The Poles, Not the Polls, Will Decide

Election October 15th: The Poles, Not the Polls, Will Decide

There is a passivity about poll-watching, as if we were ancients reading the runes or chicken entrails in a bid to foretell a future that is beyond our control.

October 7, 2023
Netanyahu: “We Are at War”

Netanyahu: “We Are at War”

Israel’s prime minister promises unprecedented retribution

October 7, 2023
“Après le déluge, moi”: Nigel Farage’s Masterplan?

“Après le déluge, moi”: Nigel Farage’s Masterplan?

If what I am imagining to be Farage’s strategy is successful, he will have pulled off the most dramatic internal regime change in the history of the Conservative Party.

October 7, 2023
Tories Diagnose (Part of) the Cause but Leave It Untreated

Tories Diagnose (Part of) the Cause but Leave It Untreated

This week’s Tory conference did nothing to shake my conviction that there is little conservative about the Conservative Party.

October 7, 2023
Study Reveals Europe’s Middle Class Malcontents

Study Reveals Europe’s Middle Class Malcontents

Support for the war effort in Ukraine is also weaker among the lower classes, the report found.

October 7, 2023
State Elections a Test for Beleaguered Berlin Government

State Elections a Test for Beleaguered Berlin Government

Bavaria and Hesse appear to indicate a rightward shift in the country.

October 7, 2023