The French constitution has always had a rather odd hybrid presidential/parliamentary system that was always open to this sort of messy impasse where nobody can really govern but nobody but the Presi… (View Post)

It’s always tricky to call these contests without the candidates in place yet because it’s all about who can get 80 nominations, and some of that comes down to personal friendships/relationships etc.… (View Post)

I think hammering it will have the opposite effect. We have seen elsewhere that attempts to combat right wing populism are cast as the establishment trying to entrench its position etc, they are mast… (View Post)

I think the focus is very much on "where do we house these people" whereas, although there is undoubted anger at the asylum hotels policy, the wider cause of grievance is somewhat being mis… (View Post)

Well it immediately invites the question why he wasn’t in top gear to start with! (View Post)