Ivor Gaber

6 days ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Ivor Gaber

“I guess it was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that first got me thinking about borders” says Lewis Baston, author of Borderlines (now just out in paperback):“The idea that there is this line on the ground and somehow, things are different on the other side always intrigued me.” In compiling this unusual and highly readable guide to the geography and history of Europe’s dividing lines, Baston travelled to 29 borders over a five-year period in order to investigate how mere lines on a...

4 weeks ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Ivor Gaber

After almost 50 years in the Labour Party, I could be in danger of missing out on my gold watch. As someone with more than a passing knowledge of Labour at both a local and national level and with some academic expertise in politics and polling, I have grown increasingly despairing as I have watched Labour lock itself into ever more (seven at the last count), self-imposed and unnecessary, policy binds. We begin with the last election and Labour’s unwarranted EU pledges – three in all.

1 month ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Ivor Gaber

Déjà vu is possibly the most overused cliche in the English language (pause for laughter), but in the case of Donald Trump and the US-funded international broadcasting network Voice of America, it couldn’t be more appropriate. While it has recently been overshadowed by his tariff plans, part of the “unfinished business” from Trump 101 was the evisceration, either partial or complete, of one of America’s most important tools of soft power.

Sep 18, 2024 | theargus.co.uk | Ivor Gaber

Over the last few weeks you might well have – make that, almost certainly - seen a great deal of news coverage about the Trump/Harris Presidential election debate. Maybe, you asked yourself, ‘What’s this got to do with me?’ The answer is a great deal - and here are ten reasons why the election of Donald Trump would be disastrous, not just for Americans but for all of us. 1. The economy: Trump is a protectionist.

Sep 18, 2024 | theconversation.com | Ivor Gaber

Despite the Conservatives’ defeat in the recent general election, the right-wing media in Britain appears to be thriving – judging by the eye-watering price for which the weekly right-wing magazine The Spectator has just been sold. The Spectator was founded in 1828 and has published continuously since then – making it the world’s oldest surviving magazine.