All opposed, say nothing: Hungarys election

Published: April 1, 2022, 9:20 a.m.

Viktor Orban\u2019s eight-year assault on the country\u2019s institutions will help his bid for re-election. But the poll is far bigger than Hungary: it is a verdict on autocracies everywhere. Britain welcomes the fees from its staggering number of Chinese university students; we examine the risks that dependence poses. And a prescient Ukrainian war film gets a new lease on life.

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