Populism

French far right sparks debate with proposal to reopen brothels

RN president Marine Le Pen (left) and RN MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy, who says he has been working on a Bill that would allow brothels to re-open in France.

Wilders' election losses do not herald decline of European far-right

Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders speaks to members of the media at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Britain’s Starmer calls on party to unite and ‘stop navel-gazing’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Reform’s Farage vows to start preparing for government to make UK ‘great again’

Mr Nigel Farage said British people frequently told him he was “the last chance we’ve got to get this country back on track”.

Wanted: A mean liberal

Just because liberalism is mild in content doesn’t mean it has to be mild in style, says the writer.

The looming threat posed by Nigel Farage to British politics

For decades, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage languished on the margins of British politics even if he was good at attracting attention.

What abundance can’t achieve

Perhaps the test of abundance isn’t just private consumption but the fundamentals of infrastructure.

Rising populism should not stop discussions on reparations, says African Union official

FILE PHOTO: A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025. REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

News analysis

Trump fans the hopes of right-wing parties around the globe

OXON HILL, MARYLAND - FEBRUARY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd while arriving at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on February 22, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together conservative U.S. lawmakers, international leaders, media personalities and businessmen to discuss and champion conservative ideas. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Populism is bad for economic growth

Meanwhile, US unemployment is already low, so there is no glut of labour looking for low-skilled manufacturing jobs.

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