Why Do Europeans Support Populists?
What’s happened in Europe over the last ten years is simple. A sizeable number of voters wanted less immigration but none of the mainstream parties represented them. Populist parties came in to fill the gap.
What’s happened in Europe over the last ten years is simple. A sizeable number of voters wanted less immigration but none of the mainstream parties represented them. Populist parties came in to fill the gap.
Political chaos is emerging in eastern Germany as the anti-immigration AfD wins an election but the other parties refuse to work with it, says Eugyppius.
'Populists' like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are a "threat to democracy", chant the mainstream media. In fact, they are just reminding our politicians what they are supposed to be doing, says Prof James Alexander.
Is Elon Musk a hypocrite for publicly challenging the EU’s new online censorship regime while quietly removing tweets that fall foul of the EU’s Digital Services Act? No, says Thomas Fazi in UnHerd.
Europeans' tolerance has been tested to breaking point, says Ramesh Thakur. They would like their countries, stolen from them in fits of absentmindedness, back, thank you very much.
Ever wondered why politicians seem so out of touch? Ben Pile explores how the flawed advice of behavioural scientists has been followed religiously by hyper-liberal leaders, fuelling populist movements worldwide.
The European Union has backed down on Net Zero targets for agriculture, including drastic cuts in fertiliser and pesticide use and a recommendation that people eat less meat, following widespread protests from farmers.
Donald Trump is cruising to the Republican nomination and possibly the White House because he has captured the new conservative zeitgeist and worked out what voters want, says David Frost.
According to commentators, the 2024 elections around the world are a "threat to democracy" because so many voters are voting for "Right-wing" parties. It's part of a worrying anti-freedom trend, says Igor Chudov.
On Monday, negotiators from the German federal and state Governments met to hammer out a solution to the migration crisis, but what they came up with is little but empty words, says Eugyppius.
