Steve Bloomfield
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Coronavirus, the rise of "acceptable authoritarianism" and the battle for democracy
Coronavirus has upended the world order and called basic liberal values into question. With authoritarianism on the rise, can democracy as we know it survive? → Read More
Coronavirus, the rise of "acceptable authoritarianism" and the battle for democracy
Coronavirus has upended the world order and called basic liberal values into question. With authoritarianism on the rise, can democracy as we know it survive? → Read More
We knew this would happen. So why weren’t we ready?
The government’s national security advisers warned of the threat of a pandemic. “I don’t know why more wasn’t done,” said one → Read More
Merging these government departments isn't just a bad plan for Britain—it's bad for Boris Johnson
Merging the foreign office and Dfid wouldn't only hand over the aid budget from one of the world’s most respected aid deliverers to one of the least—it also causes problems for the prime minister → Read More
How the Brexit Election Was Reduced to Trivia
No one wants to talk about the real question looming over the ballot. → Read More
The UK had finally moved on from the hawkish "liberalism" of New Labour. Enter Jo Swinson
The Liberal Democrats' foreign policy proposals are vague, patchy—and oddly familiar... → Read More
How the Electoral Commission came to embody Britain's political crisis
What happens if we stop trusting elections? As accusations of bias abound—and concerns are raised over the bodies that regulate political life—faith in democracy is in a perilous position → Read More
Ignore Boris Johnson's talk of "taking back control"—this deal pushes us closer than ever to remain
The Brexiteers are happy—but the details of Boris Johnson's deal are good news for the People's Vote campaign, too → Read More
The Not So Special Relationship
When it needs a strong, reliable relationship with the United States more than ever, the United Kingdom looks across the pond with doubt and uncertainty. Even those British officials who had previously tried to convince themselves that Donald Trump wasn’t that different from previous presidents have now accepted that his presidency is in fact acutely, disturbingly different. → Read More
Did Theresa May have a foreign policy?
There was a vision there—but her successor now looks set to destroy it → Read More
The cowardice and foolishness of Theresa May and Philip Hammond
Their interventions in the leadership race were appallingly timed, badly worded and will have no effect → Read More
Tony Blair is having second thoughts on war
The former prime minister's doctrine of liberal interventionism shaped two decades of conflict. Now, as the west's power is waning, he says it needs updating → Read More
Is Britain ready for a populist prime minister?
The forces of nationalism are on the rise around the world. They could carry a demagogue to Downing Street → Read More
This week's Slovak elections show that there is a way to fight Europe's rising far-right
Leading candidate Zuzana Caputova has already shown the rest of Europe that a successful outsider doesn’t have to be an extremist → Read More
No deal is against the will of the people—and here’s the proof
“People did not vote for a deal,” Jacob Rees-Mogg proclaimed earlier this month. “They voted to leave.” For Rees-Mogg, a no-deal Brexit is not just the best solution for the UK—it’s the purest expression of what he and other Brexiteers claim 17.4m people voted for. Nor is he the only prominent Leave campaigner who now insists that no-deal is what 52 per cent of the British people voted for.… → Read More
How Theresa May could end up backing no deal
“No deal is better than a bad deal,” she said. She may say it again → Read More
“We got each other through some tricky times”: how BBC presenter Shaun Keaveny built a 12-year friendship with listeners
Keaveny's 6Music breakfast show was warm and genuinely funny. After more than a decade, he is moving to a new slot—and spoke to Prospect just before the first as live pilot → Read More
Why the debate over Labour calling a no confidence vote makes no sense
Some Labour MPs want to win and others want to lose. The problem is, neither group can get what they want → Read More
Hillary Clinton thinks you can beat the right on immigration? Clearly, she’s never heard of New Labour
For years, New Labour pursued a hard line on immigration with hateful language and exclusionary policies. The result? More people trusted the Conservatives → Read More
Why the Arab Spring failed
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi at the UN in September 2018 © Li Muzi/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images When and why did the Arab Spring fall apart? A narrative has grown over the past few years that it was doomed from the start. These countries weren’t ready, possibly weren’t even right, for democracy. The only winners would be Islamists and extremists, as proven by the election of the… → Read More