Germany
Is Germany riding to the defence of Europe?
Don’t expect the cavalry just yet
Some wars are just
A new film of a classic First World War novel focuses attention on the pacifism of the German elite that denies Ukraine the means of liberation
Coups and coronets
The return of the radical and the ridiculous
Shadow of the Kaiserreich
The rootlessness of German political culture
A very postmodern coup
History has ended but it hasn’t stopped
Why Germany mourned our British queen
While few Germans lament the loss of their own emperors and kings, they admire the British idea of monarchy
The roots of German militarism
Generations of general staff put their faith in the knockout blow
Are the Germans doing it better?
Putting the UK’s economic performance in perspective
German foreign policy
Berlin’s Russian blunders
War wounds of Polish history
Overcoming suffering can be a source of pride
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
The Church of England has to rebuild trust
The next Archbishop must love this church back into health
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Italy is right to extend its ban on surrogacy
It is good for women and it is good for children
