Joshua Edwicker
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One out, one in? Will Bulgaria’s new Prime Minister fill Orban’s shoes?
One week on from losing their closest ally in the European Union in the form of Viktor Orban, the Kremlin will be hopeful that the newly elected Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev will be a new voice of opposition to the Ukrainian war effort. Economic reality suggests he won’t.From Budapest to Brussels: Why Magyar’s victory matters far beyond Hungary’s borders
Péter Magyar has delivered a crushing defeat to Viktor Orbán, Vladimir Putin, and the resurgent national conservative movement. The deposition of Orbán after 16 years in office will reverberate from Budapest to Brussels. It marks the end of a regime held up by would-be autocrats as the model of illiberal democracy.The importance of voting against what you don’t want; a lesson from France
What do we consider when we head to the polls? In an ideal world we vote for the candidate we want; in the imperfect world in which we find ourselves, we often vote against the party we don't.What is the K-shaped economy?
More recently, the K-shaped economy has been used to visualise the rising inequality within Western societies between rich and poor. But there are many different kinds of K-shaped economies. Looking at the changes to British exports to the EU after Brexit might help us understand how Brexit has changed our economy and affected regional inequality…What happened in the Portuguese Presidential election?
“I think the message from the Portuguese people was clear. We lead the right in Portugal, we lead the right-wing space in Portugal, and we will soon govern this country.” André Ventura, Leader of Chega & Presidential CandidateFAQ: The UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme
Following the release of the UK Trade and Business Commission’s (UKTBC) pioneering report into a Youth Experience Scheme, outlining 17 recommendations for the government's negotiations with the EU, there’s a lot of detail to get across. Ever wondered how the proposed scheme would work? Well, we’ve broken down all you need to know about a UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme.The price of democracy?
How much is a pint of milk? A litmus test for politicians everywhere. But how much does a democracy cost? Well, if you’re Argentinian, you could answer quite quickly and precisely: forty billion US dollars.Macron or move on?
Since Emmanuel Macron welcomed back a new parliament in July 2024 things have not gone smoothly. Each Prime Minister appointed by the French President - Barnier, Bayrou, and Lecornu - has tried and failed to form effective governments due to a bitterly divided legislature. Radical parties on both the left and right have exposed a shrinking centre ground in French politics, building pressure on Macron to resign in the face of unprecedented public unpopularity. With Lecornu re-appointed just four days after his resignation with a new promise to delay planned pension reform, why has French politics descended into chaos?What does the victory for Babiš in Czechia tell us about populism?
Over the weekend, Czechia became the latest country to elect a populist prime minister. Self-styled Trumpist Andrej Babiš, albeit a centre-right version, completed his political comeback by winning more than a third of the vote, ousting the pro-European coalition led by Petr Fiala. Babiš now appears poised to join Viktor Orbán of Hungary and Robert Fico of Slovakia in opposing the European Union’s efforts to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression.‘The new Brexit’ - why is climate action the populist right's next battleground?
When Michael Gove proclaimed that “the people of this country have had enough of experts, ” he personified the anti-intellectualism that pervaded the 2016 Referendum. The hallmarks of the 2016 Referendum have been reimagined for the climate crisis. At the end of Climate Week NYC we look at how, once again, misinformation, mistrust of international institutions, and the weaponisation of national sovereignty form the backbone of Nigel Farage’s plan.What the Norwegian Election could teach Starmer
Try and picture this. A Labour Party flailing in the polls less than a year before an election, a centre-right Conservative party decimated by a radical right alternative, a wealth tax on the front pages, a fragmented party system, and no mainstream party daring to mention the EU. Easy right? Except on Monday it was the Norwegian Labour Party overturning an eight point deficit in the polls to win a general election and fight off the right-wing populist threat. So what happened?What lessons can be learnt from the rise of Europe’s radical right?
The summer of 2025 has been marked by rising nationalism both at home and abroad. From the much-discussed “Raise the colours” campaign to the weaponisation of vulnerable asylum seekers, we have seen the increasing normalisation of a dark political ideology within mainstream politics.International Joke Day
Today is International Joke Day, and as nothing in British politics is as laughable as the inconsistencies and hypocrisies of Reform UK, we felt it was the perfect time to shine a light on what has been happening recently…