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A new year starts tomorrow, but there isn't really any reason to expect that it will be better than the one that has just ended

Countering assaults on the system will require political leaders to show courage and vision in defending the values that underpin governance

We must campaign for truth and against prejudice and humbug, because if we lose the truth, democracy will be next.

Journalists should confront today’s mendacious politicians by committing themselves more strongly to their work

A bad Brexit deal, or no deal at all, may end up tanking the entire British economy

Hong Kong remains one of the freest cities in Asia, thriving in pluralism and the close link between personal freedom and prosperity

A vote against EU membership, especially in such a dangerous international environment, truly would be irrational

Support for UK’s two main political parties is declining

As in many other democracies, support for the United Kingdom’s two main political parties is declining

The only contemporary European who can lay claim to the mantle of greatness is German Chancellor Merkel

The need to preserve plurality and openness, while advancing America’s pivot to Asia, is starkly clear

If the US president-elect walks away from Nafta, turns his back on ratifying TPP and challenges WTO, he will hurt the very people who voted for him