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...out the core vote, rather than changing wavering voters’ minds with earnest appeals, is the ultimate device for winning an election. The resulting focus on polarised core groups has exacerbated the crippling polarisation that wracks the US today – and the increasingly intense contempt in which Democrats and Republicans hold each other. Again, Trump did not create this...

...out more by watching this video: Who Are We 2017: Citizenshop, by Nele Vos (SUBTITLED) from Counterpoints Arts on Vimeo. Here you can explore how visitors engaged with the ‘Citizenship by investment’ installation during the event at the Tate Modern between 14 and 19 March 2017. [Image from the Citizenshop exhibit at Tate Modern] [Image from the Citizenshop exhibit at...

...out in the cold, no trade deal, and potentially a fine to make up for lost payments. [The Conversation] The problem here is that it is generally assumed that countries have unified positions, shared by the governments and populations, with no internal differences of significance. In this vein we find allusion to the “German” or “French” position, as if these were...

...out, this can rub up against his commitment to policy as faith, for example with Trident. Perhaps the most commented-upon aspect of the Corbyn Labour ethos is his interpretation of Labour as an ‘outsiders’ party. He thrives outside of Westminster. The focus of his most loyal followers is not electoral triumph, but political and organisational transformation. In many...

...out in Zuma’s favour. And so it proved: 177 MPs voted for the motion, and 198 against (with 9 abstentions). Since the opposition has 151 MPs, at least three of whom were absent through illness, it means that that at least 29 and possibly as many as 35 ANC MPs jumped ship. Win-win for the opposition But it was a win-win situation for the opposition. Afterwards, in the...

...out of a CDU/CSU-based coalition on ideological grounds, this leaves the possibility of a so-called Jamaica coalition of CDU/CSU, FDP and the Greens (the parties’ traditional colours of black, green and yellow tally with the Jamaican flag). However, this option is no foregone conclusion and could prove very unpopular with voters. All roads lead to Merkel Despite the...