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R. W. Johnson

Cry, the rapidly crumbling country
President Ramaphosa has won the election but his position is fragile: South Africa faces poverty, inequality and corruption almost entirely self-inflicted by the ruling ANC
R. W. Johnson

The way forward for Europe’s great outsider
The UK’s relationship with the Continent has always been fraught. But history shows there is no neat answer to where Britain belongs
R. W. Johnson

The inevitability of Fortress Europe
The refugee influx means that the EU will soon scrap its freedom of movement rules to cope with a crisis lasting for another half-century
R. W. Johnson

Is South Africa about to fall apart?
"It feels as if the country is beginning to unravel, that it is slipping towards ungovernability. Perhaps it can still be pulled back together but nothing is certain"
R. W. Johnson

Cyril Ramaphosa’s poisoned chalice
South Africa's new leader has a near-impossible task ahead of him
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Conor Cruise O’Brien and an African tragedy
When the greatest living Irishman came to lecture in Cape Town, he had to defend free speech against the anti-apartheid boycott
R. W. Johnson

Euphoric Labour won’t win power led by a pied piper
Jeremy Corbyn is riding high after an unexpectedly successful election campaign. But his party has more to do to attract Middle England 
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Donald Trump And The Dividing Of America
Under its new president, the United States is becoming increasingly polarised and a debt-led boom won’t help matters in the long run
R. W. Johnson

The Dying Days Of Zuma’s South Africa
Jacob Zuma's hold on South African politics is weakening, throwing the ANC into crisis
R. W. Johnson

Fortress Europe Faces An African Migrant Tsunami
The current influx of refugees from the Middle East will be dwarfed by a huge wave of Africans desperate to escape from poverty and hunger
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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