Redaction Report

20/06/2023

By Aleks Szczerbiak The law paving the way for a powerful new state commission investigating Russian influence in Polish public life has further polarised an already bitterly-divided political…

28/05/2023

Erdogan is set to be victorious – leaving his opponents electorally and morally bankrupt.

24/05/2023

Varoufakis vs Tsipras. It’s like 2015 all over again.

17/05/2023

Opinion polls suggest that neither of the two main political blocs are likely to secure a majority after Poland’s autumn parliamentary election and that a radical right party may hold the balance o…

09/05/2023

Labour won’t win convincingly if they rely on the Tories to continue failing.

02/05/2023

TikTok has taken the world by storm in recent years, with many politicians now using it as a key platform of communication with voters.

23/04/2023

Dominic Raab should never have been deputy Prime Minister. He should never have been Justice Secretary. He should never have been in Cabinet at all.

15/04/2023

Another blow to the European left comes from yesterday’s voting in Finland.

07/04/2023

Sir Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister by the end of 2024, bar an unmitigated disaster

The Socialist Campaign Group (SCG) are playing the long game with Keir Starmer.

29/03/2023

Paris is burning due to the approval of the pension law strongly desired by President Macron, who paradoxically showed all his great weakness in an extreme gesture of strength.

22/03/2023

An amended judicial reform law was supposed to unblock Poland’s EU coronavirus recovery funds and help the right-wing ruling party regain the political initiative ahead of autumn’s crucial parliame…

19/03/2023

More than one year has passed now since Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

16/03/2023

Opinion | Biden’s Energy Policy will weaken Russia but not end the Ukraine war

The main objective of the Biden administration is to lower energy costs worldwide, diminish Russia’s revenue, and avoid further deterioration of Europe, all while limiting the dominance and s…

15/03/2023

The conditions which ushered in a new era of Turkish politics more than two decades ago may well repeat themselves – this time, however, Erdoğan and AKP will not be the beneficiaries.

08/03/2023

“Lviv is all hippies,” one artist told us. Here’s how the city thrives despite being on constant watch for invasion.

06/03/2023

Even in the middle of a genocidal war, the Ukrainians are so democratic, they don’t mind anyone coming to their central square and saying whatever they want, our writer muses.

03/03/2023

Many Ukrainians told Redaction they were depressed for a week or a month after the invasion but were energized by friends, the exigencies of war or Ukraine’s stoic tradition.

28/02/2023

With a cost of living crisis across the Western world, how long will leaders continue sending aid and weapons before economic reality bites at home?

23/02/2023

Giorgia Meloni will compete with Emmanuel Macron to forge stronger energy ties with African nations and wean off Russian dependence.

21/02/2023

Neither Russia nor Ukraine can now afford to lose or withdraw. It’s a pivotal moment in history.

19/02/2023

Already Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister, Sturgeon’s relative popularity had endured longer than many into such a lengthy tenure.

16/02/2023

Law and Justice could win a remarkable and record third consecutive term in office.

13/02/2023

#45 and #47? No one should fear the return of Donald Trump

https://redactionpolitics.com/2023/02/12/45-and-47-no-one-should-fear-the-return-of-donald-trump/

Trump has to go through DeSantis and Biden during a recovering economy. There’s no chance he becomes #47.

06/02/2023

Labour seem too focused on trying to banish the spectre of the leader’s predecessor to see the wood for the trees.

02/02/2023

From the US to Brazil and from France to the Philippines, 2022 saw a plethora of elections that grabbed headlines worldwide.

30/01/2023

The spectre of Boris Johnson in the background is a lot of pressure, frustration and competition for Rishi Sunak to deal with. But perhaps it’s Sir Keir Starmer who should be more worried.

26/01/2023

The latest episode of World Off Diary, the team discussed predictions about the year ahead, including on the US, Ukraine, China, Middle East, and a bit closer to home for us here in the UK.

22/01/2023

Parliamentary democracy is a tough environment to navigate as a progressive, to say the least. Those who succeed will inevitably be short lived.

20/01/2023

Qatar World Cup Legacy: Sportswashing Nations Strike While The Iron Is Hot

Qatar orchestrated one of the largest Sportswashing projects in history last November.

15/01/2023

The spectre of Trump’s first win should haunt Democrats forever. Biden needs to give a positive vision for what another four years under him would look like.