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Why social democrats have become irrelevant
News, John Lloyd, Published on 20/11/2017
» In almost every country in Europe, parties of the centre-left struggle to remain competitive in the political arena. Yet social democracy -- though it can claim...
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What Merkel's political troubles mean for the EU
News, John Lloyd, Published on 27/11/2017
» Want to be pessimistic about Europe? Let me count you the ways.
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How widespread hate speech can harm your brain
News, John Lloyd, Published on 09/10/2017
» In a flurry of confident pronouncements within an hour of the massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival, conservative commentators and activists linked the...
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Neglect of rising threats likely to leave toxic legacy
News, John Lloyd, Published on 16/10/2017
» Among many of us in the generations that have done well out of the post-World War Two period, there's now a feeling of guilt -- as there should be.
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Middle Europe turns back on EU
News, John Lloyd, Published on 23/10/2017
» In the Oct 15 Austrian elections, the 31-year old head of the conservative Austrian People's Party took his formerly languishing party to victory and secured...
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Xi's new power won't stop expressions of dissent
News, John Lloyd, Published on 30/10/2017
» Xi Jinping -- president of China, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, chief of the military's Joint...
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Merkel sets direction for Europe
News, John Lloyd, Published on 11/09/2017
» Germans will choose a government on Sept 24, and that government is likely to be headed, for the twelfth year running, by Angela Merkel. The uncharismatic 63-year-old...
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The dire mess Britain finds itself in
News, John Lloyd, Published on 26/09/2017
» British politics are a terrible mess. But don't blame populism, however that's defined. If anything, blame democracy -- however that's organised.
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Europe struggles over Trump plan
News, John Lloyd, Published on 07/08/2017
» 'We have to understand, that we Europeans must fight for our own future and destiny," said Angela Merkel. This was the German chancellor speaking to a crowd...
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Strong headwinds lie ahead for 'ruthless' Macron
News, John Lloyd, Published on 26/06/2017
» We are beginning to glimpse what underpins Emmanuel Macron's success.