This is edition 2025/4 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
Welcome back. It's 2025 and 20 years since I started writing about politics and anything else that took my fancy. Thank to my VIP members for making this site what it is today. In July we will be having a 20th birthday celebration. Stay tuned for more announcements.
This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
Enjoy!
1. Shift Right: What's Driving It?
Grant Duncan
- 🌍 I started 2025 discussing electoral losses for centre-left governments and the rise of conservative nationalist parties.
- 🇦🇹 Austria's FPÖ won 28.8% of the vote, focusing on immigration, economy, and Ukraine's conflict.
- 🤝 Coalition talks in Austria failed, with FPÖ now negotiating for leadership.
- 📉 FPÖ's potential growth concerns other parties, avoiding new elections.
- 📰 Commentators label FPÖ "far-right" but note no fascist ideology currently.
- 🌐 Nationalist parties gain traction amid concerns over migration and sovereignty.
- 💬 Sociologist Furedi critiques mass migration, defending national sovereignty.
- 🛡️ Debate centers on national borders vs. global integration and neoliberalism.
- ⚖️ Shift to right-wing populism challenges centrist policies in Europe.
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand shows resistance to nationalist politics but faces similar debates on identity and independence.
