[Racism, xenophobia, rise of populist movements] Have mainstream political parties failed?

Charles Grant, director of the London-based Centre for European Reform, recently wrote about "Marine Le Pen and the rise of populism" In his analysis he quoted the leader of France’s Front National as having said: "Left and right don’t mean anything anymore – both left and right are for the EU, the euro, free trade and immigration. … For 30 years, left and right have been the same; the real fracture is now between those who support globalisation and nationalists."