The ‘shock’ is not the rise of the Front National, but the failure of the system to bring forward a positive alternative.
For the first time in its history the Front National is a legitimate contender in French politics. What does this mean for France and Europe as a whole?
As new rulers (and their voters) gradually realize that austerity cannot be simply voted out of existence, or prosperity into existence, the prevailing mood is that of a bad hangover.
The belief that debts have to be repaid is one the cornerstones of the austerity narrative. But we have the tools to challenge it.
It is quite possible that England will vote differently to all three other constituent parts of the UK. And certain that the politics won’t end with the result.
Some of Europe's worst contributors to climate change are sponsoring COP21. Let’s bring power back to the people. Climate change is too big an issue to be kidnapped by corporate interests.
Whatever happens in the Spanish general election, the real story will be about a profound transformation taking place at the heart of Spanish society: generational change.
France's new regional reforms seem designed to hurt regionalist parties in one of the EU's most centralised countries. Do Alsatian and Breton parties stand a chance on December 6?
Why isn't there a digital Scottish channel for the 5 million Scots who speak English? Such a move could start to heal the wounds between Scotland and the BBC.
"Even if we didn’t do a perfect job, we could do something together. It would be better than nothing and certainly better than the absence of support offered by our governments".
As temperatures drop in eastern Europe, western attitudes to refugees cool. The Paris attacks have hardened many hearts, yet still the migrants arrive, at medical camps and aid agencies.
Recognise and accept the hard reality that there is no quick fix to the ISIS problem, no one solution: bombing is not the only option.
