Europe

Can Reform survive its summer of scandal?

In July, openDemocracy went to Montenegro to report on Reform backer “Posh George”. Here’s what happened next A Montenegro-based company founded by George Cottrell has closed after...

The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship

I’ve been aware of statelessness as a desperately important and under-reported problem for years, first writing about it in 2017. It fascinates me in large...

How we twist political violence to self-defence

Have you ever told anyone, “I’m a remainer”? Or said “Oh, they’re a leaver” when discussing somebody else? Felt an instinctive response to seeing...

England is burning: We must fix our fragile food system

As we emerge from our fifth heatwave of the summer, thousands of hectares are charred by devastating wildfires, while much more of the country...

What the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern Britain

Few communities in Britain are so frequently required to explain who they are as Muslims.  Whether the conversation is on immigration, integration, public prayer or...

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