Europe
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Northern Ireland: the bastard state
A hundred years on from partition, Pádraig Ó Meiscill diagnoses the many ills of past and present Northern Ireland
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From the Commune to communalism
March–May 2021 marks 150 years since the Paris Commune. Mathijs van de Sande and Gaard Kets explore its legacy and enduring relevance for today’s left
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UK, hun?
With fewer common experiences than ever before – from schools and policing to borders and governance – the UK is not materially a nation, argue Medb MacDaibheid and Brian Christopher
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The rise of comedian politicians
As more and more comedians find success in the political arena, Rhian Jones lists some of the most prominent examples of satirists turned statesmen
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Gender, class and cliché in Normal People
The BBC hit drama shows the complexities of class mobility, but can’t avoid class and gender stereotypes, says Frances Hatherley
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Pride in an Irish border town
Irish LGBTQ campaigner Joseph Healy reflects on Newry Pride, how life on the border has changed, and the stakes of Brexit
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Hungary: Europe’s creeping fascism
Luke Cooper reports on his recent visit to Hungary, an EU member state where democratic freedoms are no longer taken for granted
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