Flanders Favors Nationalist Newcomer
Flemish separatists are on the rise while French-speaking Belgium remains mired in recession.
Western Europe
Dutch Voters Swing to the Right
Liberals and nationalists emerged as the largest political parties in the Netherlands.
Dutch Election Too Close To Call
For the first time in almost a hundred years, the Dutch right-wing liberal party may emerge as the country’s largest parliamentary faction from Wednesday’s election. But as results poured in on election night, the liberals were unexpectedly engaged in a fierce struggle for power with Labor. The outcome was anticipated by preelection polls which had […]
Thatcher Proves Krugman Wrong
The British leader showed that there’s an alternative to Keynesianism.
Dutch Liberal Party Leading in Polls
A center-right coalition seems likely in the Netherlands where the liberals are ahead in the polls.
Europe Braces for Spending Cuts
While the Greek debt crisis and subsequent decline of the euro continue to worry investors around the world, the people of Europe are preparing for severe austerity measures, and not just in the troubled south. With hundreds of billions of euros pledged to stabilize the common currency, European leaders are forced to make major cutbacks […]
Dutch to Quit JSF?
The Labor Party in the Netherlands supported a parliamentary effort to end Dutch participation in the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
Cameron Launches Civil Society Initiative
The Conservative prime minister intends to “take power away from politicians and give it to the people.”
Macmillan’s Game At an End
Britain must reinvent its place in the world again after “punching above its weight” for half a century.
The Great Experiment
With David Cameron installed as prime minister on Tuesday evening, for the first time in almost seventy years the United Kingdom has a coalition government again. Will it hold? Elections in early May produced a hung parliament with the Conservatives just twenty seats short of a majority. Negotiations between Labour and the minority Liberal Democrats […]
Conservative Cameron Becomes British Prime Minister
Conservative Party leader David Cameron forms a coalition with the liberal party.
Merkel Loses Upper House Majority
Right-wing voters vent their anger at the chancellor’s support for a Greek bailout.
After Election, Britain Wonders: What Now?
Neither of the three largest parties have a majority of seats in the House of Commons.
Conservatives Expected to Win UK Elections
David Cameron’s Conservative Party will fall just seventeen seats short of a parliamentary majority, according to a joint poll conducted by major British broadcasters. The Conservatives are set to win almost a hundred more seats than they gained in 2005, possibly up to 305. Labour would have 255 while the Liberal Democrats, in spite of […]
What’s a Big Society?
In opposition to “big government” and the British welfare state, the Conservative Party under David Cameron has come up with an alternative approach — “big society.” What does it mean? According to the Conservatives’ website, they favor a society based on “social responsibility and community action.” They promise that under a Conservative government, “charities, voluntary […]