Europe
Licence To Chill? Not Yet, Prime Minister
David Cameron is a decent man whose consensual style has worked well so far. But the fight of his life — on Europe — may yet undo him
Compassion To Refugees, Not Capitulation To Islamic State
Europeans have a duty to open their hearts to those in real need — but also to use their heads and beware of extremist infiltration
The Great Migration
“The ultimate demographic impact on Europe of the present wave of migration is totally unpredictable”
Lift The Fee Cap And Set Universities Free
British higher education could be the best in the world if the Tories follow the US model of private autonomy, not Europe’s statist model
Conservative, Moi? Jamais De La Vie!
It’s the political label that dares not speak its name in France. And Nicolas Sarkozy’s latest rebranding exercise will change nothing
No End In Sight To The Exodus From Libya
There are no easy answers to the Mediterranean migrant crisis
Overrated: Napoleon
As we mark the bicentenary of Waterloo, there is an alarming trend towards rehabilitating Napoleon
Let’s Make Putin’s London Cronies Sweat
Our failure to face up to the Russian ruler could have dire consequences
Forgetting History
“The sudden rise of Pegida suggests Germany hasn’t found a way to digest the idea of immigration.”
Overrated: John Maynard Keynes
The economist’s legacy has been mostly disastrous
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal