Luke McGee
01 February 2025
Are you a political extremist?
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Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy
Read the full article19 January 2025
What the EU fears from Trump’s return
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On defence, trade and tech, Europe is bracing itself for four years of threats and chaos
Read the full article19 November 2024
The trust and knowledge gap
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Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide
Read the full article05 November 2024
The Tory party’s greatest threat
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The hard right has achieved political power across Europe. British politics now faces exactly the same risk
Read the full article09 October 2024
Starmer’s stepping stones to Europe
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Remainers are facing up to the need for a change of tack to push the PM further towards Europe
Read the full article25 September 2024
The EU is too soft on populists
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EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels
Read the full article04 September 2024
Britain: Unarmed and dangerous
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Our armed forces are not fit for purpose. Here’s how to fix them
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