Is there really a strong division between folks like Brexit leader Farage and global citizens Bill Gates and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau?
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Data show that many people who consider themselves ‘global citizens’ also harbor strong national sentiments. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.
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Failing to agree an aviation agreement could mean no legal basis for flights to operate at UK airports.
Who’s really running elections these days?
Artificial intelligence now plays as big a role in election campaigns as traditional campaign tactics.
There are 48,000 Polish people over 50 living in the UK.
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Family care arrangments likely to come under pressure under new migration rules.
Leo Varadkar speaks at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Ireland’s new leader has a warning for those who want a hard border: come up with a plan, or EU talks will stall.
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The French president is calling for a series of conventions to shape future decisions. But these projects have a history of going awry.
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New research has examined the extent to which charity begins at home for Britons.
‘Now, where did I put that purpose?’
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Ethics and a clear vision really do matter – especially in these turbulent times.
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Washing chickens in chlorine isn’t actually deemed dangerous – it’s what comes with it that’s the problem.
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Liam Fox insists on keeping faith with the referendum decision. But that is preventing ministers from adapting to an evolving situation.
Lord Macartney’s first meeting with the Qianlong emperor in 1793.
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What can we learn from the 19th-century Qing dynasty?
Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Political tensions are mounting over the future of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Donald Trump constantly invoked the idea of political correctness gone mad in his presidential campaign.
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Populist leaders not only attack the institutions of global capital, they also disregard the checks and balances of institutional democracy.
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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson came to the Sydney Town Hall on Thursday night for an event organised by the Lowy Institute. Judging by a rapturous reception, he beguiled a crowd of journalists…
Surely, things were easier in the past.
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There has been much attention paid to the widespread resurgence of populism. Restorationism in Western democracies is a subset of this.
Corbyn’s Brexit strategy under scrutiny.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn insists the two are inextricably linked. He’s wrong.
Domestic politics was front and centre on Twitter in June.
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Australian Twitter users largely ignored news from Syria, North Korea and other trouble spots in June, focussing instead on domestic politics.
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There is a serious gender imbalance on this important team, which could lead to bad decisions being made.
Chap-style!
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You can celebrate ‘Little Britain’ and subvert it at the same time.
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If you don’t know what you are as a nation, how can you know what you want?