Book Review: The Populist Radical Left in Europe edited by Giorgios...
In The Populist Radical Left in Europe, editors Giorgios Katsambekis and Alexandros Kioupkiolis bring together contributors to explore populist radical left movements across Europe, discussing examples...
Our Finest Hour – A very British response to crisis |...
The coronavirus has quite predictably, though understandably, invaded all forms of media which we consume. Every newspaper is dominated by updates on the battle...
“A Hostile Environment” – Immigration in Contemporary Britain
This weekend The New Pretender brings you a republication of this short article, on the Windrush Scandal, Race and the Criminalisation of Immigration in Contemporary Britain,...
On Strike Against Reality: Conspiracy Thinking as the Popularisation of Critical...
Conspiracy theories and post-truth politics have figured prominently in the popular consciousness throughout 2020; growing steadily alongside public health responses to the Covid-19 pandemic....
Gilets jaunes: why the French working poor are demanding Emmanuel Macron’s...
This weekend we have the great pleasure to republish the excellent Oliver Davis on the recent “yellow vest” protests in France. Is this only...
“The EU facilitates Tax Evasion” —Interview with Miguel Urbán MEP
In April 2016, the scandal around the Panama Papers detonated. Since then, the European Parliament has created a Commission of Inquiry to investigate what...
Populism against Xenophobia
It has become commonplace to associate populism with racism and xenophobia. This is certainly true of right-wing populism. However, for left-wing populists xenophobia and...
Germany gets over-excited – again | Mathew D. Rose
On Sunday 28th October there is a state election in the German state of Hessen. The Greens are expected to do well, as was...
Jacqueline Best – Why we need to stop letting economic crises...
This weekend The New Pretender brings you a republication of this short article, on the contemporary economic crises and the political challenges and opportunities they create,...
Catalonia: a year on, political prisoners go unnoticed by the rest...
This week, we take great pleasure in republishing Georgina Blakeley, on the situation in Catalonia a year on, from our partners Brave New Europe....