Whatever is the Labour Party doing dithering about whether or not to support an in/out referendum on Europe? Unusually electoral tactics and principle are aligned. 80 per cent of the electorate want a referendum and constitutionally they have never given...
Silence is never the way to win political arguments. A strong commitment to European co-operation and a sustainable environment should be at the heart of centre-left politics. But, faced with their perceived lack of political saliency, the solution for left...
This week, two telling statistics highlighted the state of the immigration debate in the UK and its impact on international students.
First, “net migration” was reported by the ONS as rising from 167,000 in June 2012 to 182,000 in June this...
This Wednesday, German politics produced a big buzz.
The final draft of the coalition treaty between the Union parties (CDU and CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) was signed. The 170 pages contain much ‘styrofoam language’, designed to cushion the mentalities...
Less than one week after Bill Shorten was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party, the gravity of the situation is clear. The brief period of excitement as members rejoiced in the modest serving of democracy that was rationed out,...
Steve McQueen’s new release ‘12 Years a Slave’ has its European premiere in Leicester Square today. Chasing the tails of Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ and Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’, it’s the third Hollywood movie in 18 months to tackle the difficult theme of slavery....
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