Lea Ypi, author at Social Europe

The UK election should be about ideas, not polls

With the UK facing one of the most important elections in decades, the focus should be on the clear programmatic differences between the main parties, rather than weekly polling outcomes.

The far-right international is here—when will the left wake up?

Lea Ypi

The political forces most hostile to European integration are also the only ones to have formulated a common vision for Europe.

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