Poland’s election result: can democracy hold its own?
Opposition parties, led by Donald Tusk, have taken more seats in Poland’s Parliament, but will the current President allow them...
Read moreDorothy has been involved in the energy and telecoms sectors for many years, working with EU institutions in Brussels. She was previously the private secretary to a Labour cabinet minister. Returning to the UK in 2005, she settled in a small village at the foot of the South Downs and is partner in a Whitehall-based think-tank focusing on public policy issues.
Opposition parties, led by Donald Tusk, have taken more seats in Poland’s Parliament, but will the current President allow them...
Read moreDorothy Smith deplores the Tories' back-tracking on crucial green policies
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Read moreWith China’s President Xi now in his third term, what are relations like with the US and EU? Dorothy Smith...
Read moreBy the standards of recent British politics, the Windsor Framework is a rare glimmer of light
Read moreThirty years on from Maastricht, how resilient is a post-Brexit EU, asks Dorothy Smith – especially now, since Russia's invasion...
Read moreThe ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ will destroy workers’ rights and environmental protections. It is widely opposed and should be scrapped
Read moreThe world’s rapidly growing population poses a threat to human survival, and we must make some radical changes to be...
Read moreBrexiteers promised a 'bonfire of Brussels red-tape', but Truss's new government has announced plans to revoke 570 environmental laws
Read moreTrouble looms for Italy and the EU ahead of September’s elections, writes Dorothy Smith
Read moreHeatwaves mean climate change is coming. So why are government ministers and would-be prime ministers refusing to take it seriously?
Read moreDespite the results of the Northern Ireland Assembly Election, is the DUP calling the tune for the Johnson government?
Read moreBritain's new energy strategy is a disappointment, neglecting cheaper renewable sources in favour of more expensive ones such as nuclear...
Read moreAfter Macron’s win in the French presidential elections, Dorothy Smith analyses the results and the challenges he faces in a...
Read moreDorothy Smith analyses the first-round votes in the French Presidential election, and the prospects for Macron and his rival Marine...
Read moreThe war in Ukraine will lead to higher energy prices in Europe and the UK. The solution is not fracking,...
Read moreA hard Brexit threatens to undermine the Northern Itreland Protocol and the integrity of the United Kingdom
Read moreDorothy Smith reflects on the impact on our lives of leaving the EU – concluding that the present Brexit disputes...
Read moreThe new red-green-yellow coalition in Germany promises a new dynamism for the politics of the EU. And a challenge for...
Read moreGermany’s politics are shifting following recent elections, posing questions for Britain’s political outlook
Read moreTime is running out for the planet as vested interests win out over attempts at COP26 to limit climate change
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