This is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ARTICLE by the Economist, looking at Europe\’s movement to the extreme right.

Europe’s populist insurgents: Turning right | The Economist.

Because of the excessive focus on austerity, with widespread unemployment and resentment in Europe, the extreme right wing parties are rapidly gaining ground. This theme was also made strongly by George Soros, in another article that I reblogged this morning.

Although there has been recent

English: European national parliaments with representatives from right-wing populist parties in 2010. In dark brown, those in government. Español: Parlamentos nacionales europeos con representantes de partidos de la derecha populista en 2010. En marrón oscuro, los que están en el gobierno. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

evidence of a lighter hand on austerity, the damage is done and it is expected that there will be popular push-back in the European elections that will see a move towards extremism.

Let me turn this to an open question:

How should European leaders respond to the populist move towards extreme right-wing politics?

Any comments?

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