Weimar Triangle: Motor For A New Europe?
We are divergent… A new opening in the debate on the EU’s future initiated by Emmanuel Macron’s proposals for greater integration has brought into sharp
What Italy’s Election Means For The EU
Italy’s recent election – in which voters rebuffed traditional parties in favor of anti-establishment and far-right movements, producing a hung parliament – should serve as
Social Media Platforms Should Tell The Truth
The high quality democracies of northern Europe are an unnatural construct, history teaching us that the universal default setting of human society is authoritarianism. There
Left Should Stop Equating Labour With Work
It is intellectually excusable for those on the political right to want to restrict the meaning of work to labour, or income-earning activity. It is
The Trade Union Message To European Leaders
The economic situation and employment rates in Europe are improving. But it is much too early for complacency. Unemployment is still too high, most of
Moving Beyond “Capitalism”
I wish we would stop using the word Capitalism. It is a 19th-century term, derived from 19th-century economic philosophy. But today people who would run
Brexit, Trade Agreements And The Future Of Labour Standards
Regulatory standards and their enforcement, particularly of labour standards, are especially vulnerable under the auspices of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules in a context of
Italy: After Defeat, Who Does The Left Want To Represent?
One possible reading of the March 4 vote in Italy is it follows the same as the UK’s Brexit, Trump’s victory in the last US
How Can Europe’s Social Services Solve A Growing Recruitment Crisis?
Against a backdrop of ageing societies and the associated increase in long-term conditions such as dementia, long-term care is growing in importance in all European
Nothing’s Left
To understand the results of the Italian general elections, one needs look no further than the vote distribution in Milan: the Democratic Party (PD) –
How To Defeat The Populist Progression
Since 2015 international politics have sped up and changed direction. The return to power of the Law and Justice Party (PiS), led by Jaroslav Kaczynski
A European Germany Returns?
The outcome of the negotiations for a Grand Coalition in Germany has been remarkable. For the SPD to get foreign affairs and labour is not
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
Quality Of Life In Germany Is More Than Just Making Ends Meet
Discussions on Germany at European level invariably focus on the country’s strong economic performance and how this relates to the labour market and broader society.
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,