Thought for the Week: The gateway to a new, genuinely democratic world order?

Hrkn to .. Thought for the Week · Nov 9, 2026 · 11m

American politics underwent a sea change last week; it may have been fuelled by populism being thoroughly disillusioned by the economic consequences of Trump's war with Iran and extensive imposition of tariffs on imports, but it also called for a new take on democracy rather than autocracy. The Democrats now have the opportunity to bring forward new solutions to our most intractable problems — all of which are global: wealth polarisation, climate change and geo-political conflict. This should start by supporting the call for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly. Background music: 'Saving…