Angela Merkel
Biden vs Merkel: the battle over Russian gas is heating up
Russia’s influence on Germany is causing alarm
Marilyn moment: is this the man who will replace Angela Merkel?
Is this the man who will replace Merkel?
Is Germany really such a role model?
The British romance with Germany has always been an on-off affair. At the turn of the century, Kaiser Bill enjoyed…
Can Germany spend its way out of the corona crisis?
Coronavirus is grim news for all major economies and Germany is no exception. The country’s economic output decreased by 2.2…
Frightened people love their leaders
‘The Trump presidency is over’, said Peter Wehner, in the Atlantic. The great wizards of liberal punditry stroked their beards…
What a relief to no longer have to pretend to be sociable
Hulking fat chavs pushing shopping trolleys full of lavatory paper back to their Nissan Micras. I can’t think of a…
The death of the centre in European politics
Stockholm It’s hard not to feel sorry for Leo Varadkar. He positioned himself as Ireland’s champion and even ended up…
The death of the centre in European politics
What happens when times change, but parties don’t?
The agony of Brexit – for us Germans
We Germans have been in denial about Brexit
Who’s listening? Civilized debate is dead
This article is in The Spectator’s November 2019 US edition. Subscribe here. Today nearly all real public discussion has become impossible. Which…
Boris needs to be explicit: it’s the UK’s offer or no deal
The past few months have been characterised by weeks of high drama which, for all the excitement, have resolved nothing.…
Germany’s ailing economy can’t afford a no-deal Brexit
The UK was the ‘sick man’ when we ‘joined Europe’ in 1973. Now, with Britain on the cusp of leaving,…
Stop thinking Merkel will save us, Dominic Cummings warns
Is Boris Johnson more likely to get a Brexit deal after his meetings with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron? The…
Tony Abbott is wholly misplaced about WTO Brexit
Hubris and nemesis Sir: Douglas Murray’s assessment of Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as German Chancellor (‘Europe’s empty throne’,…
Portrait of the week: Hammond ‘ends austerity’, Angela Merkel resigns and Leicester City’s owner killed in helicopter crash
Home Austerity was ‘finally coming to an end’, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in the Budget. He…
15 reasons to fall in love with Germany and Germans
Things I learned about the Germans after a fortnight living as a non–tourist in Frankfurt: 1. Germans, and Germany…
Crisis looms over the Brexit negotiations
Home Crisis loomed over Brexit negotiations as Theresa May, the Prime Minister, travelled to the north-east to explain ‘this Government’s…
The Queen and Prince Philip’s 70th anniversary party sounds glorious
Windsor Castle on Monday night sounds like a children’s party magnified. The rooms were filled with golden-leaved trees. A giant…
Where did it all go wrong for Angela Merkel?
Trier, Rhineland Was it really just a few months ago that Angela Merkel was being hailed as the leader of…
The Spectator’s Notes
You can see why Theresa May said in Florence that the British wished the European Union well in its plans…
The Merkel supremacy
Berlin ‘Capitalism is armed robbery,’ reads the graffiti on the subway wall, but here in Berlin, German capitalists are doing…
The EU hasn’t settled the ‘German question’. It’s reopened it
‘No one can seriously deny that European integration brought an end to Franco-German conflict and has settled the German question…
The internet’s war on free speech
The web was meant to empower us all. Right now, it’s empowering censors
How Recep Erdogan became the most powerful man in Europe
President Erdogan has the EU’s leaders exactly where he wants them
It’s not just Donald Trump, the right is tearing itself apart everywhere
Conservatism is having a nervous breakdown
