“The public have been largely left out of debates on Brexit, with parties split over what voters want.”
The irony is despite dismissing notions of left and class, the sociology of Mélenchon’s electorate is clearly left-wing and their vote is a class vote against the right and extreme right.
Should we allow those fringe anti-systemic parties to undermine our democratic regimes from within, or should we ban them?
In 2014, the Council of Europe led a European project to adapt and evaluate the antirumours methodology in 10 European cities. Now the interest is worldwide.
If there’s something wrong in the neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! …
What actually advances European policymaking in the field of migration? Scientific evidence, political decisionmaking or civil society activism?
To influence policymaking we need to engage both with policymakers and society, to break the cycle and restart, using concepts and narratives with equality and human rights at their core.
Civil society must keep the dialogue over migration open, to retain relevance and to survive.
We need all the means at our disposal to promote serious debate that grapples with issues, advocates critical and divergent thinking, and inspires discernment and discrimination in the interpretation of information.
Why do newspapers parrot 'reports' about BBC bias from organisations funded by hardline Brexiters?
The retreat to nationalism and militant identity politics is counter to the process of accommodation that has underpinned European and world peace since the end of the Second World War.
