‘All has changed, changed utterly…. A terrible beauty is born..’
Just 10 days after what is fair to say, has been the single biggest political shock of my lifetime at…
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Imprevedibile Italia, March 2018
Imprevedibile Italia The Italian electorate will go to the polls on Sunday, 4 March to elect a new Parliament made…
Hungary Goes To The Polls, April 2018
Reflections on Salzburg The Hungarian electorate will go to the polls on Sunday, 8 April to elect a new Parliament.…
Riksdag Runners and Riders
Riksdag Runners and Riders The Swedish electorate will go to the polls on Sunday, 9 September to elect a new…
Reflections on Salzburg, September 2018
Reflections on Salzburg They say a week is a long time in politics. It’s easy to forget that it was…
Do the European Parliament elections matter?
In 100 days, citizens in Ireland and across Europe head to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. However,…
Who’s Who? The Political Groups of the European Parliament.
Have you ever noticed, when posters for Member of European Parliament (MEP) candidates appear on lampposts around the country, not…
The Price of Brexit, and the Value of the EU
The weekend just gone was supposed to be Brexit weekend. But the UK government and the EU agreed at a…
Who will be the next President of the European Commission?
No one can be sure who will be the next European Commission President, replacing the current incumbent Jean-Claude Juncker. But…
Ireland and the European Parliament numbers game
After five exciting days of counting, the 13 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) elected by people in Ireland have…