It has become clear to many people that their future has been re-priced

Behind a façade of radicalism is a backbone of moderation and links with the past

The core banking system has been made safer but risks have been shifted elsewhere

‘Unfair inequality’ of the global financial crisis has opened the door to populism

Rightwing populists are too abrasive to be suitable coalition partners

The Labour leader has abandoned centrism and taken the party into different territory

‘A large chunk of voters do not have loudly extremist or partisan views’

Michael Ignatieff on why we have to look beyond group identity and failed meritocracy

Martin Wolf on the power of vested interests in today’s rent-extracting economy

A surge of populist sentiment is part of a broader shift in international politics

Elections to the European Parliament next year will be a big test of populist strength

The ‘hard working classes’ so beloved of politicians were the victims of the crash

Although 2008 has been designated Year Zero, US politics owes more to much older events

Across the world, every social, political and economic debate centres on the issue

Monetary hawks need to overcome their obsession with Italian ‘freeriding’

While the EU tries to agree a policy, nativist politicians are whipping up prejudice