2 Sep 2020 - 1:01am

The last gasps of a European empire An unfinished masterpiece set in imperial Vienna offers our MPs historical parallels — but no easy answers

Matthew Sweet

10.04

Could Italy tear Europe apart? Euroscepticism is running high as the EU abandons the beleaguered country to its pandemic fate

Matthew Goodwin

31.01

The seven stages of Remainer grief It isn’t just Big Ben that should stay silent today. Stop all the clocks.

Polly Mackenzie

02.01

Where will Boris Johnson lead us? Come 2029, the former United Kingdom will be consumed by a new dilemma

James Kirkup

31.12

The EU is flunking its Brexit opportunity Instead of stabilising Europe's divisions, the British vote to leave is widening them

Helen Thompson

04.12

Who will miss Angela Merkel? The departure of the Chancellor will be a huge shock for Germany — and beyond

Mary Dejevsky

08.11

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

David Goodhart

10.10

Macron’s Brexit plan The French president wants the UK out of the EU, but he also wants a deal. Can he use his position as Europe's kingmaker to get one?

John Lichfield

09.09

Why can’t we talk about Brexit?

Giles Fraser

12.08

How to understand the rise of national populism A post-liberal reading list

Matthew Goodwin

04.06

Imagine if we’d lost D-Day History has not been entirely generous to the role of the British servicemen

Robert Tombs

24.05

May’s fatal flaw

Various Contributors