There is a common thread in these votes, even if when we get into the details we find several differences. That is that there are strong forces across Europe pushing highly disruptive, anti-establishment messages and ideas.
John Mcdonnell is touring up and down the country right now delivering lectures with intellectual heavyweights on the New Economics. On Wednesday, he came to Manchester with Paul Mason; read my coverage of this tectonic shift in economic discussion, and why it is so important we all get involved.
Over the past year, the rising tide of anti-establishmentism has posed itself as a major threat to Europe’s moderate, centrist establishment parties. Can this tide be countered, and can the European centre truly satisfy the demands of the people? Do they even want to? The establishment will have to answer these questions themselves if they want to remain in power.
In Search of Europa 