Post truth, fake news and Russian hacking are all helping liberals ignore that their politics is political (and disagreeable), but depoliticised liberalism cannot hold against xenophobic nationalism 2016 was a momentous year for politics, with two stand out events – the referendum result on the UK’s membership of the EU and the election of Donald Trump as US President – … Continue reading →
30 January 2017 by Terry Hathaway
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In 2017 the ‘centre’ must realise politics is not a technical exercise
Post truth, fake news and Russian hacking are all helping liberals ignore that their politics is political (and disagreeable), but depoliticised liberalism cannot hold against xenophobic nationalism 2016 was a momentous year for politics, with two stand out events – the referendum result on the UK’s membership of the EU and the election of Donald Trump as US President – … Continue reading →
30 January 2017 by Terry Hathaway
Categories: SPERI Comment | Tags: Globalisation, liberal centre, liberalism, post truth, progressive alliance, Terry Hathaway, xenophobic nationalism | 1 comment