Posts By: Owen McCarthy

Emmanuel Macron

The painful cost of French ascendency

13.04.2018

The French economy might turn out to be the toast of Brussels, but the day to day experience for the French people will not endear them to ...

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Time

In Italy, as across Europe, now is not the time to wait and see

19.03.2018

The recent general election in Italy reflected the continental collapse of support for political parties that hail from the European establishment.

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United Kingdom Elections 2017

Glimmers of Hope for the UK’s Post-Brexit Future?

5.03.2018

Labour’s plans are among the most hopeful developments in the Brexit process so far, and are strikingly similar to DiEM25's proposal for a ...

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SPD

Germany and the SPD’s Future on a Knife-edge

20.02.2018

The SPD’s inability to present a clear alternative to prevailing neoliberalism and austerity has been a boon to the AfD and a capitulation to ...

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Stormont powersharing talks

Tired Political Games in Northern Ireland

16.02.2018

The DUP’s actions are an abrogation of responsibility and an unwillingness to make the hard decisions necessary to govern in the interests of ...

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