Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)

05 October 2017 All Right? Not quite. By Neil Tidmarsh A couple of weeks ago, as the German elections approached, I wrote that the far-right anti-immigrant AfD (Alternative For Germany) “is in disarray”. And what happened on election day? The AfD emerged as the third biggest party in parliament.  It won 13% of the votes,… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International

28 September 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Florian Phillipot, the deputy chairman of the National Front, resigned and left the party.  Although socially tolerant, he believes in absolute national sovereignty and has clashed with leader Marine le Pen over his opposition to the EU and the euro. Jean-Luc Melenchon (leader of the far… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Week in Brief International

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