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Europe's mutual suicide pact
19 Jan 2012
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
Reckless Renzi provokes split
02 Mar 2017
With the splintering of the centre-left, the door has been opened wide for Grillo and the right, writes Toby Abse
Tories winning Brexit battle
02 Mar 2017
Stoke and Copeland shows the growing ascendency of the Tory Party, writes Eddie Ford
Looking for redemption
23 Feb 2017
Will Tony Blair be mainly remembered for his claims about Iraq and WMD? Not if he can help it, writes Eddie Ford
Slow moving car crash
16 Feb 2017
Support for article 50 is a failure of both principle and strategy, writes Tony Greenstein
In the hands of the courts
09 Feb 2017
The judiciary is playing a significant role in shaping Italian politics, reports Toby Abse
Will France be next?
09 Feb 2017
As the ruling circles take in the election of a right-populist US president, Paul Demarty looks at the rightwing threat within Europe
Economic cold war looms
02 Feb 2017
Theresa May wants to cuddle up to Trump, writes Eddie Ford, but EU leaders are horrified
Proof of US-inspired terror
26 Jan 2017
Toby Abse reviews: Paolo Bolognesi (ed) Alto tradimento Castelvecchi, Rome, 2016, €18.50
Whole new ball game
26 Jan 2017
The government insists that it will stick to its Brexit timetable come hell or high water, writes Eddie Ford
Rasputin and Little Red Riding Hood
19 Jan 2017
Claims that the Five Star Movement is some kind of leftwing formation have been well and truly exposed, writes Toby Abse
Deal or no deal?
19 Jan 2017
Theresa May feels forced, despite herself, to go for a ‘clean’ Brexit, argues Eddie Ford
Punished for Brexit muddle
15 Dec 2016
In, out or what? Eddie Ford is still unsure about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Europe
A vote on Renzi, not Europe
15 Dec 2016
Toby Abse looks at the possibilities following the referendum defeat and subsequent resignation of the prime minister
Integration and disintegration
01 Dec 2016
Hillel Ticktin outlines the political and economic forces at play in the European Union
Remainers begin to fight back
01 Dec 2016
The intervention of John Major and Tony Blair shows that Brexit does not have to mean Brexit, writes Eddie Ford