Apr 12 2021 - 1:10am

Why they’ll never understand Brexit Too many experts are unable to escape their own political prejudices

James Kirkup

24.03

The EU always fails Riddled with blind obstinance, its vaccine crisis was inevitable

Douglas Murray

03.03

Twilight of the American empire After years of liberal imperialism, the US has finally overstretched itself

Aris Roussinos

13.01

The Mafia is thriving in lockdown Chaos has always been an opportunity for organised crime — as Britain could soon find out

Tobias Jones

04.01

What did the Habsburgs do for us? Well, rather a lot actually, as two recent books show

Alexander Faludy

10.11

Europe’s deplorables have outwitted Brussels Hungary and Poland have forced the EU to make a Faustian pact to ensure its future

Wessie du Toit

10.09

Has Boris forgotten our fishing history? The sea is woven deep into the culture of the British Isles. Politicians ignore it at their peril

Mary Harrington

02.09

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

05.08

Let them eat prawn cocktail crisps Boris Johnson used to scoff at the puritans who wanted to curb our God-given appetites. Now he's become one of them

Diane Purkiss

06.07

When will Germany get off its knees? Just when the country needs to show resolve, Merkel is being startlingly naive

Aris Roussinos

21.04

Can Emmanuel Macron reinvent himself? The French President's willingness to wrestle intellectually with the Covid crisis sets him apart

John Lichfield

20.04

The return of every man for himself The coronavirus pandemic shows how multilateralism has weakened national resilience

James Barr