We urgently need an inquiry to understand our strategic failures in the country, and what went wrong.
Weakening at home and friendless abroad, it finds itself on the back foot – and exposed to its nations’ reliance on EU funds.
The front-runner to succeed Merkel has perfected the art of making not having a row, indeed not making a decision, sound reasonable.
It may gradually slide down the road to a more neutralist position in the years ahead – to paraphrase William Hague “In NATO, but not run by NATO.”
It can become the best again, but only if the land forces element is revisited in the Government’s proposal.
Universities need heavier scrutiny. Owners must be identified. Media backed by regimes that restrict freedom should be denied broadcast licenses.
Behind the former is the force that drives the current conflict: the not-so-hidden hand of Iran – and its exported violence.
Our experience suggests arrivals stores could boost UK airport passenger spending by between 20 and 30 per cent.
The US and UK are keen to prioritise the green agenda, but can’t afford to ignore the challenge posed by illiberal regimes.
Events in Eastern Europe call the assumptions of the Government’s new defence posture into question. Can we defend our treaty allies?
Plus: I’ve been around the political lobbying world for 30 years, but the Greensill scandal has genuinely floored me.
Britain can convene a coalition of countries, including Poland, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and the Baltic states, possibly with Ukraine in association.
Some are having fun with Alan Duncan’s diary revelation that Tobias wants Svetland to become a UK spaceport. They shouldn’t.
Any move to grab more powers next year is going to end badly for politicians in Brussels.