Brexit
Biden's rift with Brussels is only set to grow
It was meant to be a special relationship. After the tumultuous Trump years, President Biden was planning to reset relations…
The Northern Ireland protocol problem
Ursula von der Leyen now admits that she overreacted in the EU’s vaccine row with the UK. She has spoken…
Von der Leyen has learnt nothing from the EU's vaccine fiasco
As non-apology apologies go, it was right up there with the best of them. Speaking to MEPs today, the president…
What if Covid had struck in the 1970s?
We have reached Covid-19’s first anniversary in the UK — and I really think we should do something fitting to…
Vaccine success is a boost for Boris – and the Union
Imagine for a minute what British politics would be like without a Covid vaccine. The cabinet would be deeply, and…
One year after Brexit, Britain is reaping the benefits of independence
A year ago today Britain awoke to a rather muted celebration – which seemed to consist largely of a bubble…
Can Spain's faith in the EU survive Covid?
According to ancient Moorish legend, when the world was created each land was given five wishes. Spain’s first four wishes…
What’s next for the Special Relationship?
This is a crucial year for the UK’s two most important relationships. The Anglo-American alliance, our strongest diplomatic and security…
The EU's vaccine opportunism will not be forgotten
At first, it sounded like empty rage. The European Union had spent all week making wild statements about controlling vaccine…
How the EU vaccine row could escalate
The EU is now insisting that AstraZeneca use vaccine produced at its UK site to make up for a shortfall in…
The rise of the super pessimist
Covid isn’t the only thing to have developed a dangerous strain in the UK; pessimism has also mutated and is…
Will the next generation wonder what the fuss over Brexit was about?
Robert Tombs’s new book is not long: 165 pages of argument, unadorned by maps or images. But brevity is good,…
Farewell to my dear friend Richard, the very best of us
I heard the shocking news last week that one of my oldest friends — Richard Edwards — had died suddenly…
British opera companies and orchestras must start investing in native talent
Brexit and Covid have pushed us out of the common musical market and thrown us back on homegrown sprouts. Good, says Norman Lebrecht
Has Covid killed the EU's dream of open borders?
‘All non-essential travel should be strongly discouraged both within the country and of course across borders,’ Ursula von der Leyen,…
France's Covid response is a source of national shame
France is the only permanent member of the UN Security Council not to have developed a coronavirus vaccine, and it…
We’re starting to see a new foreign policy for Brexit Britain
What will Brexit Britain do differently? This is going to be the most important question in our politics for the…
Sell bitcoin, buy Tesla
Which is madder, bitcoin at $41,500 — oops, make that $31,000 on Monday — or Tesla shares at $880 apiece?…
Portrait of the week: New year, new lockdown
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, announced harsher coronavirus restrictions in England, resembling those last March, except that bubbles continued.…
The Brexit deal has left the City to fight for its own future
‘This Article shall not apply with respect to financial services.’ That’s what it says on page 92 of the EU-UK…
History shouldn’t be used against us
Can you feel the fascism yet? You ought to by now, more than a week after Britain leaving the EU.…
What parking disputes have taught me about Brexit
Our battle with the EU has given me an insight into the parking disputes outside my house. Or is it…
Brexit causes food shortages – in France
Since leaving the EU on 31 December, Britain seems to have somehow avoided the apocalyptic scenarios outlined by those most…
Has Brexit already destroyed Labour’s chances?
Part of the soap opera appeal of politics comes from the idea that it is a competitive sport based on…
Britain should now brace itself for a barrage of Brussels red tape
Should we be worried that the UK didn’t get all that it wanted for financial services in the UK-EU Trade…
