John Lloyd - Quillette (Page 2)

The Return of Terror’s Architect

The restoration of a statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky in Moscow illuminates the gulf that now divides Russian society.

John Lloyd

15 Nov 2023 · 9 min read

Mind the Gap

If he is to reunite Poland, Donald Tusk will have to balance his strong support for the EU with citizens’ legitimate concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty.

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21 Oct 2023 · 8 min read

Debating the New Elite

A Prospect magazine debate at Conway Hall pitched the Anywheres, represented by former Times columnist David Aaronovitch, against the Somewheres, represented by postliberal academic Matthew Goodwin.

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20 Oct 2023 · 6 min read

The Immigration Conundrum

Migration from the developing world to the West will continue until and unless international development can improve the societies people are leaving.

John Lloyd

19 Sep 2023 · 9 min read

Will Britain Get a New Right Party?

If the Conservative Party slumps to defeat in next year’s election, Britain could see the rise of a populist alternative.

John Lloyd

23 Aug 2023 · 9 min read

Woke Capitalism Gets a Black Eye

The dictatorial possibility tucked inside the commitment to “inclusivity” has rebounded, satisfyingly, on the perpetrators.

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29 Jul 2023 · 7 min read

The Retreat from Moscow

Prigozhin’s coup attempt raises a number of questions to which there are no reassuring answers.

John Lloyd

27 Jun 2023 · 8 min read

The Threat of Decivilisation

During a recent dinner at the Élysée Palace, the French president was confronted with the possibility that France is slipping into murderous anarchy.

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10 Jun 2023 · 9 min read

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 · 9 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.

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15 Mar 2023 · 7 min read

A Demagogue Departs

The SNP has identified England and the English political class—especially the governing Conservative Party—as hostile forces.

John Lloyd

18 Feb 2023 · 7 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.

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6 Feb 2023 · 16 min read