The news that Donald Trump has in effect secured the Republican party’s nomination for the US presidency took me back to Europe in 2002. Back then it was a huge shock when Jean-Marie Le Pen, a far-right candidate, made it through to the last two in the French presidential election. I remember going to the EU press room in Brussels the morning after Mr Le Pen’s initial success, and witnessing the horror and shame of my French colleagues.
The good news is that Mr Le Pen was soundly beaten in the final round. The bad news is that, in retrospect, his breakthrough marked a turning point in European politics.
Ever since 2002, the themes that
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