William Bain Articles

The SPD leader's rise in the German polls gave hope to the chance of a revival for social democracy across Europe. So what happened? William Bain takes a look A veteran parliamentarian takes over the leadership of the main centre-left party, and with a message of hope...

The popularity of Emmanuel Macron and Martin Schulz has turned the narrative of the inevitable decline of the European centre-left on its head, writes William Bain Visiting Paris and Berlin last autumn to speak with politicians and commentators on the common...

William Bain finds this collection of essays shows many US progressives ignoring the roots of their defeat Watching Donald Trump take the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States and listening to his dystopian vision of America in his inaugural speech...

With a comprehensive win in the Nevada caucuses – across every demographic group – Donald Trump is strengthening his grip on the Republican party presidential nomination battle. Adding to his victories in the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries earlier in the...