Marc Glendening: No, the EU didn’t help to prevent a Third World War

Indeed, its stagnant centralism and bureaucracy is more likely to inflame extremism and violence than prevent them.

A French lesson for Miliband as Hollande embraces austerity

The Labour leader praised France’s President for showing “different way forward”. But it didn’t work – and is now being abandoned.

The failure of socialism has cost François Hollande all his friends

No-one wants to shake the French President’s hand.

David Cameron provides a cribsheet to his campaign plan

The Prime Minister writes in The Times about the next phase of his long-term economic plan.

The European project is finally facing its Waterloo

Behind the calm assurances, Euro-politicians are losing faith in the European project – a few are even willing to say so.

The Tories must make Francois Hollande the running mate for Ed Miliband in 2015

By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter In the 1988 US Presidential election, the Democrat candidate, Michael Dukakis, was criticised for being… Read more »

Liberty, equality, bankruptcy – the future of France

Whatever happens to the Eurozone in the short-term, the long-term looks truly grim. That, at least, is the case made… Read more »

Germany would if it could, but it can’t so it won’t

Does Germany have a duty to bail-out the Eurozone? Some people say yes, some people say no (or rather nein… Read more »

J P Floru: Bienvenue aux réfugiés Français du socialisme!

Lettre ouverte aux Français – Open letter to the French (translation below) Le message de bienvenue du Premier Ministre Britannique… Read more »

Marina Yannakoudakis MEP: The lesson of the French and Greek elections is that the Fiscal Compact is defending the indefensible

Marina Yannakoudakis is a Member of the European Parliament for London. Follow Marina on Twitter. I recently took part in… Read more »

The banal truth about the French election

British observers of the French presidential contest don’t seem overly impressed by the choice on offer. John Kay is no… Read more »

Healthcare systems compared

Alongside fiscal stimulus, the other great policy iniative of the Obama administration is healthcare reform. Few would doubt that the US system is in… Read more »