John Lloyd

John Lloyd is co-founder of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is currently writing a book about the rise of the New Right in Europe.

39 Posts

The New Right’s Political Insurgency

Liberals have been slow to understand the frustrations fuelling the rise of the New Right.

John Lloyd

27 May 2023 · 8 min read

World War Z

A new book by historian Ian Garner investigates how the war in Ukraine is transforming Russia into a fascist society.

John Lloyd

10 May 2023 · 10 min read

A Party in Turmoil

Only more pragmatic leadership can renew the SNP and help repair Scotland.

John Lloyd

1 May 2023 · 8 min read

Crisis Management

Martin Wolf’s new book is a work of sombre brilliance, but it fails to grapple effectively with the postliberal analysis of what ails liberal democracies.

John Lloyd

27 Mar 2023 · 9 min read

Public Broadcaster, Private Celebrity

Lineker has embarrassed the BBC but the vexing problem of illegal immigration will still have to be addressed.

John Lloyd

15 Mar 2023 · 6 min read

A Demagogue Departs

The end of the Salmond-Sturgeon era may mark the end of nationalist populism in Scotland.

John Lloyd

18 Feb 2023 · 6 min read

Colonialism and Its Discontents

Oxford ethicist Nigel Biggar’s controversial reassessment of Britain’s imperial record has reignited an important academic quarrel over the meaning and legacy of empire.

John Lloyd

6 Feb 2023 · 16 min read