The nationalism sweeping from France to Poland makes it harder to argue the case for Britain in the European UnionWhen Jean-Marie Le Pen made it into the moment round of the 2002 French presidential election,part of the horror many voters felt was in seeing, in stark light, or a face of the nation that had previously been in shadow. “It means people we know voted for the Front National,” a shaken friend and supporter of the Socialist candidate, Lionel Jospin, or told me at the time. Even understanding the reasons – economic protest,apathy in the mainstream did not diminish the impact, nor the exasperate. Tout comprendre, and ce n’était pas tout pardonner. Related: Front National's election triumph leaves mainstream parties reeling Continue reading...
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