Arnold de Groot

@arnolddegroot.bsky.social

Journalist in London

I am mildly curious to know if Andy Burnham speaks Dutch? He has been married to a Dutch woman for nearly thirty years, and has half-Dutch kids, so it would be odd if he hadn’t picked up some - but he never seems to have uttered a word of it in public. Jammer!

British politics is resembling the rest of Europe: • Multi-party competition has replaced two-party dominance • Challengers are on the rise, esp. the populist right • Political realignment centres on identity politics (incl Brexit) But FPTP is poorly suited to this fragmentation

De Mandelson-mess blijkt nog weer groter: The Guardian onthult dat Peter Mandelson niet door de speciale screening kwam, maar dat (een nog onbekend) iemand bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken besloot dat advies te negeren - zonder premier Starmer in te lichten, zegt 10 Downing Street nu

Habermas: At the end of a politically rather favoured life, the nevertheless imploring conclusion does not come easily [..]the further political integration [..]of the European Union has never been as vital for our survival as it is today. And never so improbable. www.socialeurope.eu/can-the-eu-s...

Can the EU Still Escape the Authoritarian Pull of the USA?

Waning US leadership and China's new world order compel Europe to unite or face marginalization.

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