The Conservative Party may not survive this election
A deepening identity crisis has left the Tories unable to appeal to either centrists or populists.
ByPopulism
The future starts in South Africa
The country’s political disintegration offers a glimpse into how Western democracies could fail.
By
The SNP’s contradictory coalition is fracturing
As Scottish independence falls down the agenda, progressives and conservatives are being pitted against each other.
By
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak
The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of 13 years of government complacency.
By
Nigel Farage is shaping Britain’s political future
Deluded progressives created the former Ukip leader. Now, as an election looms, he will decide the size of any Labour…
By
There will be more populism
All signs point to Keir Starmer facing the same difficulties as Joe Biden.
By
The EU is lurching to the right – that’s bad news for the green transition
Populist and nationalist parties are sweeping elections on the continent, threatening measures in the Green Deal.
By
Maga’s foolish embrace of Javier Milei
If this is all it takes to be a populist, then populism has no meaning.
By
The left’s slide in Germany is a warning for Labour
In power, Olaf Scholz’s coalition offers no answers for a country that has lost its competitive edge in the world.…
By
Desperation is turning the centre right against green politics
As populist parties’ influence grows, the consensus around Europe’s climate change agenda is crumbling.
By
Technocrats and populists symbolise our anti-political age
Political vision has been hollowed out by “expert knowledge” and “the will of the people”.
By
Germany’s centrist parties are fuelling extremism
Treating populist supporters as deplorables is a gift to the far left and far right.
By
The left has an England problem
A nation steeped in culture cannot be reduced to statistics and pop psychology.
By
Why is the far right surging in Germany?
Economic and social marginalisation is pushing voters towards the AfD.
By
A continent drifts
Europe’s politics have stalled. In an age of crisis, the EU needs a new generation of far-sighted leaders.
By
The humiliation of the populists
Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have both been undone by democracy.
By
Nicola Sturgeon could lose all that she holds dearest
If Sturgeon places anything above Scottish independence, it is her personal integrity.
By
As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro both tested the democratic system and lost power. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be next.
By
Going native
How Matthew Goodwin became part of the right-populist movement he once sought to explain.
By
The new class war
Michael Lind on how the rise of the liberal “overclass” triggered Trumpism, Brexit and the return of the nation-state.
By