Why A March To The Centre Is Not The Path To Victory
The most frequent critique of first past the post (FPTP) is that by favouring the creation of stable majorities it generates unfair and unrepresentative results.
Europe And Anti-Europe
Since 2008, when the global financial crisis erupted, the European Union has been confronted by a succession of crises: the escalating Greek crisis; Russian revanchism
Young Entrepreneurs In Europe: Values, Attitudes And Policies
Where is Europe’s Mark Zuckerberg? While half of young people strive for and want a career as an entrepreneur, research shows that only 6.5% of
Progressive Politics: Permanent Austerity Stranglehold?
Europe’s centre-left, progressive politics is in crisis, maybe in its most existential crisis since the foundation of the Social Democratic movement in the late 19th
Europe On The Edge Of A Democratic Cliff
Since the beginning of 2015, two opposed events (by virtue of their underlying rationales and their protagonists) have dominated the news in Europe: the ECB’s
The Culture Of Contentment
Arguably there has to be a ‘tipping point’ – a point beyond which social and economic crises bring forth political and social movements. The situation
Austerity Is The Only Deal-Breaker
A common fallacy pervades coverage by the world’s media of the negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors. The fallacy, exemplified in a recent commentary by
Ten Questions For The British Labour Party
The UK general election was tumultuous and the results, particularly for Labour and the Liberal Democrats, disastrous. Of course, the position of Labour is better
No Pain, No Gain For Britain?
The economic historian Niall Ferguson reminds me of the late Oxford historian A.J.P. Taylor. Though Taylor maintained that he tried to tell the truth in his historical
We Need A Tobin Tax To Help Refugees
The tragedy of deaths at sea by refugees from the Middle East wars needs to be addressed resolutely. Europe cannot confront the problem with hesitant
Inspiring Economic Growth
In his First Inaugural Address, during the depths of the Great Depression, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously told Americans that, “The only thing we have
An EU Perspective On Wage Inequality
In the years before the financial crisis of 2008, there was a significant reduction in overall EU wage inequality, driven by economic convergence between rich
Crisis: A Bloody Sacrifice
Crisis inevitably has a negative outcome on society as a whole: not only does it help to increase social inequality, but it is a major
Labour Party’s Economic Rethink Should Focus On Good Corporations
“We will cut spending but not as fast or as nastily as the Conservatives; we believe in a market economy but not very strongly.” These were
Investor Protection: The Secret Corporate Takeover
The United States and the world are engaged in a great debate about new trade agreements. Such pacts used to be called “free-trade agreements”; in