11/08/2019 - 12:00am

If only we could be more like Bavaria Germany's southern region has discovered the right balance between innovation and tradition

David Goodhart

07.11

Has Brexit really divided Britain? Few areas of the UK voted overwhelmingly for either Leave or Remain

Robert Ford

07.11

10 things I hate about Germany It's time we challenged the myth of Bonkers Britain versus Grown-up Germany

Peter Franklin

07.11

Ban the bomb? The world’s moved on, Mr Gorbachev The former Soviet leader is decades out of date about the real threats to world peace

Mary Dejevsky

06.11

It wasn’t the Berlin Wall that divided Germany Today the former East is rallying to a new Right-wing populism, but divisions between the two halves are much older than Communism

James Hawes

06.11

Turning off the lights won’t save the planet Understanding climate change means understanding scale, and lots of the things we fret about are a proverbial drop in the ocean

Tom Chivers

06.11

The myth of the anti-science Middle Ages The medieval Church was surprisingly supportive of science and mathematics — and even popularised the modern university

James Hannam

06.11

The demonisation of the middle classes If we conflate the middle classes and the elites, we lose sight of what's really to blame for the West's increasing polarisation

Diane Purkiss

05.11

How to humanise Westminster A fair-minded Speaker, a ban on day-drinking and parliamentary sittings via video conference — there are plenty of ways to make MPs' lives easier

Various Contributors

05.11

Mary, Queen of Scots was no tragic victim Lacking judgement and confidence, the Scottish ruler was author of her own misfortune

Tracy Borman

05.11

Only the Joker can save us from ourselves His mischievous and destructive energy is a test for crumbling Western values

Mark Asquith

04.11

Labour’s fun feminists are enabling exploitation Leftists are supporting lap dancing clubs in the name of 'choice'. Can Corbyn's party humiliate itself any further?

Julie Bindel