The West needs to learn again that appeasement does not work.
The defeat of these parties is above all a task for the moderate Right.
Racist opposition to immigration, notably in the former East Germany, does not mean reputable opposition is impossible.
AfD doesn’t need to win the next election to trigger a meltdown – just keep its national support rising toward the 25 per cent mark, where the mathematics of building stable coalition governments stops working.
Four per cent of these respondents placed Britain as their target destination, meaning that around 36 million people wish to relocate to Britain if given the opportunity.
Should conservative parties pursue liberal-minded centrist support or compete against far-Right populists for working-class voters?
British politicians are more than capable of committing blunders, but so too are their continental opposite numbers.
Both countries look set to continue to rub along uneasily, mixing elements of cooperation and competition along the way.
Liberal commentators can no longer use the former Chancellor as a stick with which to beat British Prime Ministers.
Just as its energy dependence on Russia cannot be reversed overnight, decades of drift into quasi-pacifism reflect a deeply embedded outlook.
Schröder and Merkel long insisted Putin was a trustworthy partner, but Germany under Scholz has now been forced to take the side of freedom.
Ardern’s tough approach has won her praise all over the world. But it’s hard to separate success from demographic advantage.
Every day criminals look for ways to infect British businesses with malware to prevent them from functioning until a ransom is paid.
I’m more relaxed about the frontiers of the state rolling forward than some. But all the way into my bloodstream? Not without my say so.
It should remain a long-term aim but ensuring that we can generate the energy we need without a reliance on overseas sources should come first.