How Social Democrats Can Bring Real Change
How do social democrats change things? The traditional method has been to win elections, inhabit the state, pull the levers of the state and hey
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Eastern Europe’s Right-Wing Shift Is Not Unique
The Italian elections have confirmed the rightward shift in European politics and the further marginalisation of the left. Following events such as the Brexit referendum,
The People Vs. Democracy?
The election result in Italy, where populists and far-right parties topped the polls, following the twin disasters of Brexit in the United Kingdom and Donald
Italy: First European Country In The Hand Of Populists?
The general assumption was that the political and parliamentary landscape of Italy would become more complex after the 2018 elections. However, quite unexpected was the
More Democracy At Work? Do We Need That?
“What you are going to put on your political agenda is pretty much out of date,” was the comment of a trade unionist with 50
EU Takes Beating In Italian Elections: When Will They Ever Learn?
Sending a Message In Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible, mysterious writing begins to appear on
Fear, Loathing And Poverty: Italy After The 2018 Elections
The post-election map of Italy has two main traits: fear and poverty. Northern and Central regions have gone to a Centre-Right-wing coalition where the leader
Posted Workers: More Europe Is More Freedom
Will the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as proposed last week by the negotiators on behalf of
Europe’s Poor Need More Than Jobs
More EU citizens work than ever recorded. Twelve million moved into work in just the past four years. That is more than the total population
The Next Stage Of Women’s Emancipation?
February 6, 2018, marked the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which enfranchised (some) women in Britain for the first time – a
Tech Vs. Democracy
Instagram, a photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook, recently caved in to a demand by the Russian government that it remove posts by opposition leader Alexey
International Cooperation 2.0
After decades of serving as the backbone of a rules-based global order, the United States, under President Donald Trump, is touting an “America First” agenda
European Productivity’s Time-Out Is Over
Productivity is not everything, but many economic problems can be solved more easily when it grows at a healthy clip. It is the key determinant
What Happened To Europe’s Left?
Last year was an ‘annus horribilis’ for the European left. In Austria, France, and the Czech Republic, the left lost its governing position, and the
Ten Points About Pay Transparency In Europe’s Companies
Measures to promote gender pay transparency haven’t been delivered yet in half of Europe – making EU level legislative action to speed up implementation an
The Troubling Legal And Political Uncertainty Facing Catalonia
What exactly is happening in Catalonia? The territory is one of the Comunidades Autónomas, a category of Spanish sub-state entities, and amongst all of them,
How To Tackle Populism: Macron Vs Kurz
In the wake of the Brexit shock and the election of Donald Trump, commentators would be forgiven for fearing – perhaps even expecting – a