Tag: Democracy

Sometimes politicians have to lose to win so the other side can show its true colours. Trump is the standout example, says Prof James Allan. Had he won in 2020, we would not have had the blitz of the last four weeks.

Lord Sumption KC warns that democracy is under threat as power moves from Parliament to the courts, driven by lockdowns, a safety-first mindset and the legal entrenchment of DEI.

Angela Rayner has cancelled local elections this year for 5.5 million people amid growing outrage over steep council tax hikes in a move condemned by Reform leader Nigel Farage as his party gains in the polls.

The breach of the anti-AfD firewall has exploded German politics as mass protests erupt and every party rules out ruling with everybody else. If a Government is to emerge something will have to give, says Eugyppius.

The West's moral, spiritual and political decay mirrors the post-totalitarianism of Eastern Europe, says Michael Rainsborough. The difference is today's authoritarianism wears a progressive mask.

What the Brexit Leave vote, and Boris Johnson’s eventual triumph, seemed to in the end achieve was only the revelation of the extent to which British institutions have been hollowed out and corrupted, says David McGrogan.

Most young people – 52% of Gen Z, aged 13-27 – are in favour of turning the UK into a dictatorship, according to an alarming study for Channel 4.

Reform UK has topped a national opinion poll for the first time in the wake of the sentencing of the Southport killer as Nigel Farage's party declares: "No pacts, no deals. Reform is headed for Government."

The firewall around Alternative für Deutschland has begun to crack, as a desperate CDU says it is open to support from the pariah Right-wing party in passing mass migration measures.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the death of George Orwell, Laura Perrins interviews Toby – now Lord Young – about the prospects for free speech in the age of Starmer and Trump.