The caption to The Economist’s new article on Holland reads as follows:

The far right promises to do disturbingly well on June 9th

And here, apparently, what the “far right” stands for:

In truth, the established parties have been struggling ever since the late Pim Fortuyn exploded on to the scene in 2002. Support for the biggest far-right party today, Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party, has shot up in recent months. According to polls, if the election were held now, it would be the second-largest party, just two seats short of the Christian Democrats. Mr Wilders is best known for his virulent anti-Islamic rhetoric. But his party has been broadening its policies. Mr Wilders not only champions limits on immigration, especially from Muslim countries, but also promises to cut red tape for small businesses, reduce taxes and improve care for the elderly. He wants a halt to European Union enlargement, including a flat no to Turkish entry. He is also opposed to the Dutch deployment in Uruzgan.

The “far right” is clearly not what it was. And nor, I sometimes think, is The Economist.