Published by The i paper (5th April, 2021) Angela Merkel has dominated her party, her country and our continent for most of this century, but her long reign […]
Europe / Germany
Anger, resentment and the rise of the far-right after the fall of the wall
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) Frank Schale was a child of Communism. He can remember clearly the stinking air, the smog-filled streets, the water […]
Europe / Germany
Did German anti-Semitism ever really disappear?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th June, 2019) Nine months ago, Liam Rückert left his home and mother in Berlin to start a new life at a […]
Europe / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Crisis? What crisis? It’s just a few boats feuling hysteria about immigration
Published by The ipaper (31st December, 2018) As Angela Merkel enters the twilight of her extraordinary political career, she can look back on a nation transformed by her […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Technology
Why you can’t really on the news media to understand Europe
Published by UnHerd (16th March, 2018) Which country’s politics are most closely observed after our own in Britain? It’s easy: just look at the army of press corps […]
Europe / Germany
The great survivor of European politics
Published by UnHerd (14th September, 2017) For all the feverish polls and fervid political analysis, every election boils down to one core issue: change or continuity. When people […]
Arts / Books / Economics / Europe / European Union / Germany / Greece
To austerity and beyond by Yanis the menace
Published by The Observer (24th April, 2016) And The Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis (Bodley Head) It is easy to forget that Yanis Varoufakis spent two […]
Europe / European Union / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Time to face the truth about immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (January 18th, 2016) The mood across Europe is hardening as desperate people continue to pour across borders in search of […]
Africa / China / Europe / France / Germany / Iran / Lebanon / Nigeria / United States / World
Forget fear and loathing: 15 reasons to celebrate the world in 2015
Published by The Independent (28th December, 2015) Who will mourn the passing of 2015? It seems such a grim year filled with terrible tales of atrocities, extremism and […]
Europe / Germany / Immigration / Policy
Germany’s refugee inferno
Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th September, 2015) In the three-storey house in the neat village of Gerstungen, the smell of smoke and charred wood hangs heavy […]