Democracy & State > Europe
Europe's mutual suicide pact
19 Jan 2012
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
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
Are Renzi’s days numbered?
01 Dec 2016
The December 4 constitutional referendum could be one poll where the predictions turn out to be correct, writes Toby Abse
What sort of populism?
17 Nov 2016
Toby Abse reviews: Filippo Tronconi (ed) 'Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement: organisation, communication and ideology', Ashgate Publishing, 2015, pp250, £67.99
Court judgement works for May
10 Nov 2016
The Brexit right gets ready for its march on the supreme court, while the Tories prepare for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford
Demands of capital will triumph
03 Nov 2016
Eddie Ford says that, while Theresa May speaks about a hard Brexit for domestic advantage, what she will deliver will either be a soft Brexit or no Brexit at all
Who is the real Theresa May?
27 Oct 2016
The prime minister will probably go for an early general election, writes Eddie Ford - Brexit troubles lie ahead
Right to choose now
27 Oct 2016
Irish women must emulate the militancy of their sisters in Poland, writes Anne McShane
Hard Brexit or no Brexit?
20 Oct 2016
Unless there is a traumatic economic crisis, argues Eddie Ford, Theresa May looks set for a landslide victory in an early general election