The right-wing plot to split the Conservative Party
While Jacob Rees-Mogg failed to topple Theresa May, he has sown the seeds for a split within the Conservative Party, and a new hard-right political force may emerge.
Tag: right-wing populism
Fragmentation, not the far-right, is the story of Sweden’s election
Another European election, another round of bad takes about the far-right from the British media. Sweden’s election saw the rise of the Sweden Democrats, but that’s far from the whole story.
Letterhole Diary – August 2018
Welcome to the August edition of the ‘Letterhole Diaries’, for all the thoughts and stories that aren’t worth a full blog post, and a summary of some of the month’s biggest events.
The populist wave strikes Latin America
Latin America has always been a haven for populist politics. In 2018, corruption and economic stagnation might see two elected as president in the region’s largest economies, Mexico and Brazil.
