When national will (especially a Swiss “legitimacy-rich” democratic one) clashes with trans-national will (especially a European “legitimacy-poor” undemocratic one), who should win?
The answer seems transparently obvious; but the European project has never been too interested in transparency. (Witness the recent magical apparition of a new EU constitution and President. Or maybe I just mislaid [...]
The impact on the political discourse of the Nick-Griffin-on-Question-Time debacle was manifest even before the programme was over. Late in – and leaving the BNP leader entirely out of it – the ministers of the main parties launched into an impromptu cat-fight over which party had the “best grip” on immigration.
Instead of “celebrating diversity” [...]
I respect Anjem Choudary. You basically know where you are with him. He’s not a Politician – i.e. someone who knows that they don’t mean what they say. Nor is he a Moderate – someone who doesn’t know that they don’t really mean what they say. Choudary, I think, means exactly what he says. And [...]
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