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Can progressives still support the European project?

The European Union, in pursuit of an austerity agenda supported only by the elite, has now effectively suspended democracy in two European countries. We have now, within the space of a week, entered the age of the Technocrat government (described brilliantly by one writer in The Times as ‘a form of civilian junta’). It is [...]

Posted Under: Capitalism,Democracy,European Union
This post was written by Jon on November 19, 2011 Comments (3)

France and the Burqa

Guest post by Carl Packman While Sarkozy in France has realised that the burqa ban will be harder to enforce than originally believed – and so, therefore, will be shelved – another group of angry right wing men (and women), this time in Britain, have decided the issue is for them, namely UKIP, and for [...]

Posted Under: Islamophobia,Religion
This post was written by Guest Post on January 20, 2010 Comments (13)