Time to rekindle truly democratic politics on a planetary scale, Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis sees two blocs lining up to battle each other for the idealogical heart of the West. But despite their claims, they are accomplices, not foes.

Politics in the advanced economies of the West is in the throes of a political shake-up unseen since the 1930s.

The Great Deflation now gripping both sides of the Atlantic is reviving political forces that had lain dormant since the end of the Second World War. Passion is returning to politics, but not in the manner many of us had hoped it would.