TweetFollowing Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential elections, Josh Eyre talked to Théo Bourgery and Felix Keser about where France is heading. Joshua Eyre: Emmanuel Macron, a candidate considered by many to be a political outsider, won the French… Continue Reading
TweetAs Germany begins to prepare for elections later this year, MPA candidates Sebastian Luedke and Philip Steinbrecher talked to Joshua Eyre about what they see to be the hot topics for domestic politics and the future of the European Union. Joshua… Continue Reading
TweetIt’s rare for politicians to recover from losing an election. Public opinion is king and a politician that loses it has a weakened mandate to make policy. Politicians need support from their electorate to justify their decisions. Opposition members pounce… Continue Reading
TweetFollowing François Fillon’s victory in the primary elections for France’s centre-right Republican Party, Josh Eyre talked to Théo Bourgery and Felix Keser about where France is heading. Josh Eyre: Théo, could you tell us a little about what has been… Continue Reading
TweetThis year has been an enlightening one. First with Brexit and now Trump. The ‘popular’ view conceded to the majority view and people have been left wondering how this could happen. There are two answers: first, to the Brexiteers delight… Continue Reading
TweetThe worry with President-elect Trump’s immediate Republican predecessor was that he was too committed to human rights, that President G W Bush and his team preached with neo-conservative zeal for the forced conversion of the planet to democracy in a… Continue Reading
TweetFollowing Donald Trump’s election victory last week, Joshua Eyre spoke to some LSE Masters in Public Administration students to get their perspectives on the result and its consequences for politics, policy and international affairs. I said so many times if Donald Trump… Continue Reading
TweetIn the aftermath of this toxic and overwhelming election, the results, now that they’re in, seem surreal. As an avid consumer of political polls, I had gone to bed on Nov. 8th confident in Hillary Clinton’s success, which had been… Continue Reading
TweetEveryone is talking about the wall that Trump has threatened to build between the US and Mexico. Looking at the election map, it’s obvious that another wall is quietly rising inside the US: between small town Middle America and the… Continue Reading
TweetToday the London School of Economics Student Union has a board in the middle of campus to elicit reactions to the US election. Posts range from lingering Bernie enthusiasts lamenting “Bernie 4 Life”, to gut reactions “YUCK!” and “SCARED”, mixed in with… Continue Reading