The far right’s rise is a wake-up call for Europe | Letters
Benjamin Selwyn, Dr Michael Esser and William Ward on the increasing popularity of rightwing extremists in Germany and BritainRafael Behr is right to warn that far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin influence threaten Europe’s liberal democracies (European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss, 9 September). But he overlooks the role of the liberal centre itself in creating the conditions for their rise.While Thatcher, Reagan and their successors weakened trade unions and workers’ bargaining power,…
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