György Schöpflin
György Schöpflin was formerly Jean Monnet Professor of Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL. He has also served as a Hungarian MEP for Fidesz.
A flawed analysis on the rise of transnational authoritarianism
György Schöpflin on Anne Applebaum’s Twilight of Democracy
Keir Starmer cannot ignore us
The gender debate is not going to disappear
Starmer’s next step
The Labour leader has the chance to win trust as well as votes this election
Run from “Rabbits”
Hugo Rifkind’s new novel is like a warm bath turning cold
Britain was not built on slavery and imperialism
At least in its current, extreme interpretation, the Williams Thesis is almost certainly false
Did QE cost taxpayers?
Claims that the Bank of England’s programme cost billions are a red herring
Newspeak
Language, landscapes and level crossings — is there nothing we can’t diversify, if we only dare to try?
Keir has much to fear
Keir Starmer should enjoy the election campaign because he may not enjoy the demands of power
Is Badenoch ready?
The stand-out Conservative looks less convincing with each interview
Wanderer above the sea of clods
The next month might be maddening but it will not be dull