The Tories got Brexit done, but failed to deliver a post-Brexit strategy. This strengthens the case for a reversal.

The stand-off in Ukraine reveals the west at its weakest and most divided. Time for a rethink.

Germany pretends to be a reliable Nato partner, while having its special relationship with Russia. Time for some uncomfortable questions.

An event intruded, and more will. Those plotting to topple the UK prime minister were not prepared.

The battle for European integration has failed. It is time to recognise defeat, and to think through the consequences.

... Europe will appease

Modern central banking has more characteristics of a Ponzi scheme than bitcoin or ether.

Lord Frost's resignation goes to the heart of what's wrong with the Johnson administration. And it has nothing to do parties.

The best economic news from Europe right now is the phenomenal growth in high-tech start-ups. But it is mostly a UK story.

Journalists should stick to writing first drafts of history. The second draft is for future historians.

Olaf Scholz managed to put together an improbably ambitious coalition, but there is reason to be sceptical.

The current Covid-19 wave has hit Germany particularly hard, and has exposed weaknesses in how the country is governed.

Crypto and artificial intelligence are biggest political disruptors of our time.

Why it is not a bad thing for EU and UK to reset their relationship, and start with a clean slate.

Beware of allowing hindsight bias to get in the way of your political judgement

Inflation models are worse then useless. They make central banks complancent.

Olaf Scholz' traffic light coalition will focus on domestic investment, not EU reform.

The German constitutional court pronouncements were nowhere near as extreme as what happened in Poland last week. But years of anti-European legal rhetoric in Germany has created fertile ground for secessionist juridical decisions elsewhere.

The big issue for the next generation of German leaders is not macroeconomics or European integration, but technological decline.

Inflation denial comes in stages. Central banks are well past the first.