Germany
The EU rule of law crisis
The UK should be paying more attention
Against the hysterical consensus
The US has to confront its own global identity
Max Beckmann in Munich
A harried artist between the classical and the modern
Cash only in Berlin
The city is struggling to remain itself
Jiving in the ruins
This dazzling album features young composers in hyperinflationary Berlin
Germany at the crossroads
Coming to terms with Merkel’s toxic legacy
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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
The artist formerly known as Nero
The life and death of Rome’s last Julio-Claudian emperor revealed every Roman fear about the dangers of one-man rule
Gentrification? Better than deprivation
Elephant and Castle has been radically spruced up, but not everyone is happy about it
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The shadow of the thorn tree
Christian culture must combine tradition and modernity
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?