John Lloyd

Jun 11, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Murat Yetkin |Wolfgang Böhm |John Lloyd |Ovidiu Nahoi

12 June 2024While the official results of the EU elections are not yet in, the trend is clear: the liberals, greens and social democrats left have lost considerable ground, while the conservatives, right-wing populists and far right have made strong gains. This means a clear shift to the right in the balance of power in Strasbourg. Commentators in Europe's press take different views of how significant the shift is and what impact it will have.

Jun 11, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Wolfgang Böhm |John Lloyd |Armand Back |Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca

11 June 2024Although not all the votes in the European Parliament elections have been counted yet, the trend is clear: the liberals, greens, social democrats and the left have lost ground, while the conservatives, right-wing populists and the far right have made gains. Hence, the balance of power in Strasbourg has shifted clearly to the right. Europe's press debates how marked the shift is and how much of an impact it will make.

Apr 13, 2023 | unherd.com | John Lloyd

A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of Sir Roger Scruton. Three years after his death, the professor’s philosophical ghost is still present, and is reaching echelons of influence that eluded him in his lifetime. For the first time, self-proclaimed Scruton acolytes have climbed to the top of European political parties — and governments — in Italy and in Sweden.