The strange death of social democracy: what Labour can learn from the Left in Europe
European politics: a game involving up to forty-seven democracies. Terms last four to five years, and then the…
Stephen Bush
The savaging of Angela Merkel
During the 2005 election, Angela Merkel found herself fending off claims that she would be the German answer…
Who actually won this election?
A month on, it’s still not clear just who won the Dutch election. Was it the sitting Prime…
The strange death of Francois Hollande
Whatever happened to Francois Hollande? You remember: the “Monsieur Normal” who ended the French Left’s seventeen-year exile from…
This week in Europe – Guess who’s back?
Guess who’s back? The Dutch Labour Party, that’s who. The Partij van de Arbeid had been written off…
Another return for Silvio? He couldn’t. Could he?
He is the longest-serving Italian Prime Minister of the post-war era. He has been Prime Minister on three…
Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s big problem? She’s not Birgitte Nyborg…
Helle Thorning-Schmidt – the real-life left-leaning first female Prime Minister of Denmark – has one big problem: she’s…
Angela Merkel has one week to save the Eurozone. Again
It has almost become uninteresting. The Eurozone will collapse (it probably won’t). Angela Merkel is bound to cave…
Is this the end for the (Dutch) Labour Party?
Meet Henk and Ingrid. Married, with two children, they both work – although since the crisis hit, Ingrid…
The curious demise of Francois Bayrou
Eight pm at the close of the second round, and the results are in from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2nd. …
