Category Archives: French election

Opinion – Macron’s internationalism and the new politics – Brookings

May 13, 2018 By in Central Government, Defense Policy, Democracy, Economics, Education, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, French election, Liberal Conservatism, People, Politics, Public Sector, Reform Leave a comment

Here’s an outstanding article from US think-tank Brookings. The article looks at Macron to define the new ground of centre politics. It concludes that only the central left can prevail in the long-term. Thoughts?

Partisan divides over political values widen | Pew Research Center

October 7, 2017 By in Defense Policy, Democracy, Donald Trump, Education, Extreme left, Extreme right, Far Left, Far Right, Far-left politics, Fiscal Policy, French election, Immigration, People, Politics Leave a comment

Here’s a fascinating analytical article by Pew Research. The gap between the political values of Democrats and Republicans is now larger than at any point in Pew Research Center surveys dating back to 1994.

Source: Partisan divides over political values widen | Pew Research Center

Read the article and determine for yourself whether it’s a societal move of time? Or have the Democrats move more to the left (especially under Obama), and the GOP moved to the right (notably under Trump)?

Thoughts?