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What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses? Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses?
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Trump’s next move is being tested in Hungary I speak to Kim Lane Scheppele about Orbán, Trump and how MAGA is following the Hungarian playbook

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The Hungarian Candidate Is Orbán's Decline Trump's Fall?

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With @grassrootsforeurope.org John Gaskell @HelenGrogan at @togetheralliance.bsky.social London 28 3 2026

Nets4Dem Conference: Local action, European impact. Strengthening democratic resilience - Eurocities The question of how to strengthen democratic resilience is gaining new prominence in the EU policy debate. The European Democracy Shield and the new European Centre for Democratic Resilience have give...

Nets4Dem Conference: Local action, European impact. Strengthening democratic resilience eurocities.eu/events/nets4...

Published yesterday.

Op-ed in Euroactiv. The EU should not investigate corruption in Greece, but instead investigate its failure to investigate corruption in Greece.

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Brilliant summary. <Labour edges Europeward but careful not to arrive>

Medieval chess and race: the game that levelled the board How the so-called ‘game of kings’ defied racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners, irrespective of their skin colour

Medieval chess and race: the game that levelled the board eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...

Missed this, was it recorded? @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

🇭🇺 Large crowds gathered today in Hungary’s capital in support of the Tisza Party and its leader,Péter Magyar.

The government portrayed those gathered as its own supporters,but this was denied by Bloomberg and Hungarian outlet"Kontroll"

Parliamentary elections in Hungary are scheduled for April 12.

On this National holiday in Hungary there were 2 demonstrations. In the morning it was Orbán followers (orange line) and during the afternoon it was Magyar + Tisza party (red line). The whole red line is now filled with people. The biggest demonstration ever held in Hungary!

Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions

Russia enters Viktor Orban's election campaign, providing consultants who will flood social media with messages designed, ironically, to frame Orbán, a Russia puppet, as "the only candidate who can keep Hungary sovereign"
From @financialtimes.com
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It’s Elon Musk’s world - but we don’t have to live in it Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on Musk, the far right, and the AI future being built without our consent

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Toni, mio padre, film di Anna Negri - Trailer YouTube video by ClassiCult

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I met Toni Negri and his family for a few days in Tuscany in August 1983 after his release from prison.

I’m hosting a new series of live streamed webinars…

…starting 12 March with special guests from America: Ben Meislas, Alexandra Hall Hall & Anouska de Georgiou

The title of the first webinar rountable is: Power, people and democracy in America.

Link below. 👇

Peace in Theory, War in Practice | The Politics of Hypocrisy As war escalates between the U.S., Israel and Iran, this opinion piece examines the Board of Peace and the limits of peace rhetoric.

War tests the meaning of peace.

As the U.S. and Israel escalate strikes on Iran, the Board of Peace exposes a deeper contradiction in modern diplomacy.

When institutions lack enforcement, peace becomes branding.

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Spain Draws the Line on U.S. Pressure — Why It Matters Spain pushed back against U.S. pressure over access to a base during the Iran escalation. This analysis explains why this matters for the EU.

This isn’t just a Spain–U.S. spat. It’s a stress test for Europe: can EU states set boundaries when alliance demands clash with domestic politics?

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Trieste: 'We are not just providing humanitarian aid, we have a political project, which is to stand up to institutional illegality' In the north-eastern Italian city of Trieste, a network of organizations have joined together to create a day center for migrants arriving along the Balkan route. But their center does much more than ...

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This is very concerning.

Pivotal parliamentary elections in Hungary due in April The Hungarian opposition party Tisza is leading in the polls, but will it be able to bring Orbán’s corrupt rule to an end at last?

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Can Péter Magyar restore democracy and EU relations? The politics of Hungary's opposition bodes well for successful EU negotiations and an end to Orbán’s confrontational policies

Can Péter Magyar restore democracy and EU relations? kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/global/europ...

The rapid erosion of free media in Hungary Free media in Hungary faces another blow, causing uproar amongst the public.

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A full house for the debate in Westminster Hall today on the Impact of the 2016 EU Membership Referendum on the UK, as a result of over 11,000 of you writing to your MP to urge them to attend. Stephen Gethins MP has started the debate with a strong opening speech.

EPWashingtonDC on X: "It was a busy week in 🇺🇸 for the EU legislators from @EP_Democracy. “It was important to meet with our 🇺🇸 counterparts to insist on the importance of our choices & to hear about the necessity to keep a strong partnership," says @NathalieLoiseau https://t.co/jeA84bTpKG https://t.co/wzj5gy9OBs" / X It was a busy week in 🇺🇸 for the EU legislators from @EP_Democracy. “It was important to meet with our 🇺🇸 counterparts to insist on the importance of our choices & to hear about the necessity to keep a strong partnership," says @NathalieLoiseau https://t.co/jeA84bTpKG https://t.co/wzj5gy9OBs

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...