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Can Friedrich Merz fix Germany?
Sunday’s federal election in Germany was historic for more than one reason. After the collapse of the so-called ‘traffic light’…
Germans won’t get the right-wing government they voted for
Germany is still a divided country – at least when you look at its electoral map. After this weekend’s federal election,…
Does Trump really need Starmer’s bridge to Europe?
This week, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to Washington to establish himself as a ‘bridge’ between the US…
We don’t need ‘postliberalism’
In 1979 the price of gas at the American pump doubled to $39.50 a barrel – $172 in today’s money.…
The AfD will be a thorn in Merz’s side
Alice Weidel, the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, didn’t mince her words. Speaking immediately after the German…
Is Friedrich Merz up to the task of fixing Germany?
As was widely predicted, Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won Germany’s federal elections with around 28 per cent…
Friedrich Merz on track to win German federal election
After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on…
Against Canada’s anti-Americanism
You couldn’t have written a better comedy script than the one playing out in the apparently real war that has…
Kaspia state of mind
It’s been almost 100 years since Arcady Fixon, a refugee from the Russian Revolution, opened the doors of Caviar Kaspia…
Bridget Phillipson: ‘I welcome that Trump is able to bring the Russians to the table’
Trump launched a series of extraordinary attacks on President Zelensky this week, describing him as a dictator, and sidelined Ukraine…
It’s time to reform the Gender Recognition Act
What were they thinking? When Tony Blair agreed, in 2004, to legislation allowing transsexuals – as they were then called…
Will Macron get tough on Algeria over the French knife attack?
Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Donald Trump on Monday at which the President of France will attempt to ‘make…
The Tobacco Bill shows how we Tories lost our way
He’s having a tough time of it at the moment, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Andrew Gwynne.…
What to look out for in Germany’s federal election
After two long months of campaigning, Germany heads to the polls today for its federal election. Approximately 60 million voters…
The real problem with mental health benefits
A contributory factor to the continuing impoverishment of Britain is psychiatric diagnosis – or rather, the superstitious official belief in…
Isis is filling the vacuum in Syria
‘Isis is taking huge advantage of the current situation in Syria,’ Ilham Ahmed told me, when we met in the…
Will Potsdam swing right?
Guten Tag – or, as they more often say in these less formal times, Hallo – from constituency number 061, otherwise…
How France killed its start-up culture
It would encourage digitally savvy entrepreneurs. It would be a hub for artificial intelligence. And it would encourage a wave…
The truth about Mohamed Al-Fayed
Even from the grave, Mohamed Al-Fayed dictated his obituary. When news of his death emerged in September 2023, Al-Fayed’s loyal…
Trump plays the hits at CPAC keynote
National Harbor, Maryland President Donald Trump capstoned a three-day CPAC pep rally with a message of… well, Trump. To be…
What business does America have in Russia?
It didn’t take long for preliminary discussions between the US and Russia on Ukraine to morph into something dramatically more…
Where do the Democrats go from here?
Losing elections is a bit like getting dumped. Often times the dumped party’s desire to overcome the heartbreak or to…
The Apple encryption row has come at the worst time for Keir Starmer
I am not sure about the capacity of AI to take over the world and suppress humanity, but big tech…
Is New Addington Britain’s bleakest estate?
There’s blood spattered on the pavement but locals in New Addington, an estate in Croydon, southeast London, seem curiously unbothered.…
Keir Starmer is doing a Boris on immigration
Keir Starmer is just the latest in a long line of prime ministers who says that immigration has been far…
