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A New Journalism For A Populist Age

As 2026 commences, how ready is the world of journalism for the next quarter century of the 21 st century? With social media gaining traction in the 2010’s, it’s safe to say the online world has well and truly exploded in the 2020’s. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X are all pillars of communication, information gathering and self-expression; should they have been given the authoritative voice they now have? The current social media-sphere is many worlds away from the World

Cody Forster

Jan 44 min read

The Starmer Project Ended Before It Began

The Starmer project was supposed to last a decade, it might not make it to the spring. Despite having one of the largest majorities in parliamentary history, the political project Starmer leads is so brittle it could snap at any moment . How on earth did a man with a majority of 172 seats lead this political project towards near certain disaster in just over a year? The answer, or at least one of them, lies at the very heart of the Starmer project and how it was constructed.

Will Allen

Jan 13 min read

The Lived Experiences Reform Thrives On Deserve Respect

Steamrolling towards the 2010 General Election, and needing to recoup votes lost to David Cameron’s Conservatives and ‘ Cleggmania ’, Prime Minister Gordon Brown headed to Rochdale to engage with Joe Public. Unfortunately for him, it all ended up going awry, as Brown ended up committing a political gaffe of the ages following his televised conversation with 66-year-old Gillian Duffy. The exchange touched on pensions, university tuition, and immigration, as well as other topi

Cianan Sheekey

Dec 27, 20257 min read

Political Class, Populism, and Plato

The political classes are being held responsible, academically and in actuality, for the rise of populism. Their failure to create the conditions for growth, apparent disdain for popular opinion, and inability to abide by professional standards have undoubtedly increased the public’s appetite for an alternative type of politician. Do we, however, expect too much of our politicians and do they, in fact, need to better explain what exactly it is that they are supposed to do? Be

Rory Currie

Dec 25, 20253 min read

Between PANacea & PANdemonium

With the 2027 midterm elections fast approaching, Mexico’s political landscape is already shifting. The National Action Party ( PAN ), the main opposition force and the only visible representative of the Mexican centre-right, has decided to reinvent itself, both in image and structure . The “blue and white” party now seeks to break with the approach that defined it between 2016 and 2024 — a period marked by alliances with former rivals , first with the now-defunct Party of th

Victor Elizondo

Dec 9, 20254 min read

Amorphous Centrism

Occasionally, you stumble across something that perfectly articulates the current zeitgeist. Recently, Tim Stanley on the Daily T podcast explained that Farage and Reform are neither a right-wing nor left-wing party; they are a nationalist outfit. Essentially meaning that on some issues the party tacks left, on others they sway right. Fundamentally opportunist, everything is underpinned by the idea and sense, whether factual or not, that decisions are made for your, the Bri

Tom Watkins

Nov 17, 20254 min read

Eurosceptic Babiš Claimed Victory In Czech Assembly Elections, But Can He Be Wooed By Brussels?

Czech billionaire turned populist politician and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has won a plurality in this month's elections in the central European country, defeating incumbent Prime Minister Petr Fiala's centrist coalition and falling 20 seats short of an overall majority. Nicknamed the ‘Czech Trump’, Babiš made his return on the back of the Czech Republic's economic woes. The central European state had seen one of the worst inflation rates in Europe and had borne t

Awadallah Abdalla

Oct 24, 20252 min read