Italy’s election: a far-right high, on a low budget
The honeymoon for a Meloni-led, right-wing government may prove to be shortlived.
Politics
Climate change: what Europeans think
The latest European Social Survey shows rising concern about climate change. But is it enough?
Reasonable left, irresponsible right
Amid burgeoning crises, Robert Misik writes, the left finds itself assuming the mantle of responsibility.
Tackling forced labour—without the labourers
Simply banning products made with forced labour won’t help the workers affected.
Sweden: less special than it was
The political centre of gravity in Sweden has shifted to the conservative pole.
Italy’s elections: a perpetual political logic
Behind the anticipated far-right victory in Sunday’s elections lie trends of wider concern.
Belgium: heat rising over cost of living
Thousands of workers join a union rally in Brussels to defend their purchasing power.
Failing the pandemic-preparedness test
The G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund risks becoming just another burdensome distraction.
Fresh-start Truss faces a ‘sudden stop’
The UK is staring into an economic abyss for which it is wholly unprepared.
Health and social care: staff shortages critical
Clapping key workers was one thing—Europe needs to recruit and retain more of them.
Ukrainian women in Poland—an insecure sanctuary
Poland’s welcome doesn’t mitigate the upheaval and labour gaps facing refugees.
How can we build an international labour court?
Multinationals dominate the economy but no global body defends workers in supply chains.
Children’s rights—delivering the Child Guarantee
Social services must be central if the Child Guarantee is to deliver for vulnerable children.
The explicable non-death of neoliberalism in Chile
The rejection of the new constitution in a referendum has deep historical traces.
Equal rights for domestic workers (finally) in Spain
Labour rights are to be extended to this large, female—and largely informal—sector.