Europe
What would a Keir Starmer Labour party look like?
Expect some strategic ambiguity in the early stages
How Sinn Fein got away with murder
One of the great mysteries of Ireland is how a people famous for remembering everything can have forgotten so much
Le crunch: are the Brexit talks doomed before they begin?
The EU and the UK are set for a bad-tempered first few meetings
How the clever people got coronavirus wrong
Of course, stigma is a problem when it comes to viruses. But it is not ‘stigma’ which has left cities in quarantine
Can Macron halt the rise of Islamic extremism?
The French left are ready to accommodate Islamists if they think it will boost their election prospects
The Queen has crushed Harry’s ‘Sussex Royal’ delusion
A harsh Windsor reality has replaced that misguided optimism
Leo Varadkar has been hung out to dry by the EU
During the Brexit talks, he was drafted in to do the EU’s dirty work for it
The Brexit reshuffle: every great office of state is now held by a Leaver
The Brexit celebrations on January 31 disguised the fact that, in practical terms, nothing changed the next day
Macron’s British charm offensive is only just getting started
What could a permanent foreign and security alliance between Britain and France look like?
The death of the center in European politics
Voters pick candidates precisely because they don’t play by the rules
Conservative politician forced to apologize for attending conservative conference
This is why I’m not a politician
Boris wants a 2024 election — and wants to start his building boom now
The Tories must make some progress if they want to win re-election
Beware Sinn Fein’s Trojan horse
The hatred and suspicion of the established political class for Sinn Fein might still outweigh Fianna Fail and Fine Gael’s ancient enmities
The death of populism has been greatly exaggerated
There have been setbacks — but populists are consolidating, not retreating
Guilt by association at Rome’s National Conservatism Conference
We conservatives need to get our own information and make our own judgments
The attempt to cancel Israel Folau
Israel Folau settled his multi-million dollar grievance with Rugby Australia last December after he was sacked over a social media…
Terror cells: how Britain’s prisons became finishing schools for extremists
Inside the jihadi jails...
Wanting to kill us all is madness, not religion
If we are serious that these attacks have nothing to do with Islam then let us apply some consistency to this apparent conviction
Terror is the toughest issue facing the Tories
The British government knows that if it can’t fix this issue it will be failing in its duty to protect the public
The Larry Sanders show for the British left
A night in London with Bernie’s actual bro
What Macron wants in the post-Brexit negotiations
The French president has a Gaullist view of the world
How the deadlock can be broken in Britain’s trade talks with the EU
The EU view is that any tariff free, quota free trade deal must include ‘robust commitments to ensure a level playing field’
Why ‘Australia-style deal’ is the new Brexit buzzword in the UK government
What type of free trade deal does the EU have with Australia? Well, there currently isn’t one
How will post-Brexit Britain find its way in the world?
Those who believe Britain can only trade effectively with the nearest markets know little history
Will ‘performative Europeanness’ end on Brexit day?
Prior to the 2016 referendum, it’s hard to recall seeing many EU flags in the UK, much less draped around the shoulders of passers-by in the street
