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Over the next year there a series of European elections where the radical right could gain more power than ever.
How will this play out? We have 30 years of evidence that tells us they will struggle. Obituries for liberalism are premature.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
Sam Freedman retweeted
It would be nice if the most powerful man in the world wasn't completely delusional.
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Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side.
How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract?
samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
It would be nice if the most powerful man in the world wasn't completely delusional.
New post from @LawDavF
Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side.
How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract?
samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
Sam Freedman retweeted
My latest post attempts to make sense of a difficult time in US-Ukraine relations, in which the dysfunctions of the Trump administration were on full display. Trump’s claims that Putin was ready to make concessions was shown again to be make-believe. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…?
New post from @LawDavF
Trump has again intervened in the Ukraine war on the wrong side.
How much difference is it making? What can Europe and Ukraine do to counteract?
samf.substack.com/p/ukraine-…
Sam Freedman retweeted
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We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting.
They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way.
samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
Sam Freedman retweeted
One of my favourite charts from the post showing where US voters are on speeding up versus slowing down AI development compared to their perception of parties.
You can see why the Democrats are talking about it a lot.
New post:
We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting.
They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way.
samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
One of my favourite charts from the post showing where US voters are on speeding up versus slowing down AI development compared to their perception of parties.
You can see why the Democrats are talking about it a lot.
New post:
We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting.
They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way.
samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
New post:
We have exclusive new polling from @focaldataHQ - looking at how views of AI are developing and how it's affecting voting.
They look at why the US debate is so much more polarised by party than here - and whether we could go the same way.
samf.substack.com/p/ai-as-th…
Sam Freedman retweeted
This is just one of the problems Le Pen would have in power...
Marine Le Pen is favourite to win the French presidency, more so after last week's violence.
Using the history of radical right victories in Europe I assessed what her government would look like and what barriers would it run into.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
A problem all radical right parties tend to have. Reform included.
This is just one of the problems Le Pen would have in power...
Marine Le Pen is favourite to win the French presidency, more so after last week's violence.
Using the history of radical right victories in Europe I assessed what her government would look like and what barriers would it run into.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
Marine Le Pen is favourite to win the French presidency, more so after last week's violence.
Using the history of radical right victories in Europe I assessed what her government would look like and what barriers would it run into.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
One big barrier is this. Which will be even worse for her than any centrist French government.
ft.com/content/76f076e4-9db2…
Sam Freedman retweeted
Interesting analysis by @Samfr of the extra difficulties Far Right parties across Europe have in a) actually getting into power, b) governing constitutionally, c) governing without disappointing their supporters. But this still damages democracy & society! samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
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New post:
Over the next year there a series of European elections where the radical right could gain more power than ever.
How will this play out? We have 30 years of evidence that tells us they will struggle. Obituries for liberalism are premature.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
Sam Freedman retweeted
Radical right always fail after getting power, if they maintain the democratic institutions. They simply can't deliver what they promise
The best way to ensure that a right wing doesn't only win elections, but gets a mandate to do the radical changes is to offer it an enemy 1/2
New post:
Over the next year there a series of European elections where the radical right could gain more power than ever.
How will this play out? We have 30 years of evidence that tells us they will struggle. Obituries for liberalism are premature.
samf.substack.com/p/the-stra…
The post looks at how the constraints of power have hemmed in radical right governments in Europe in the past.
And sketches out scenarios about how a Le Pen government in France and a Vox/PP government in Spain would get into trouble quickly.