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The postponement of the Brexit deadline to October suggests that leaving the EU is just too difficult

11 Apr 2019

The second extension to the Brexit deadline agreed by EU leaders makes it likely that we will never leave the EU. There are two questions about the new deadline of 31 October.

Is leaving the European Union of vital importance, or do we want to fix Britain instead?

03 Apr 2019

Brexit is a black hole. For the past three years, it has been swallowing up politicians’ attention, parliament’s time, public money and the bulk of the news agenda. And it’s far from over.

Leave.EU’s latest scandal shows digital propaganda is out of control, election rules need modernisation

19 Apr 2019

Elections can be energising, they can be bruising, and over the past few years the public have been to the ballot box far more often than expected.

When the government refuses to act, taking direct action on climate change seems to be the only option

20 Apr 2019

This week, we have seen protesters led by activist group Extinction Rebellion cause disruption to London commuters as they try to wake everyone up to the fact that climate change is happening and that we’d probably better do something about it before we all drown with our eyeballs on fire.

Two 'Anglo' clowns on the world stage

27 Jun 2019

If Boris Johnson becomes Britain’s next prime minister, as seems likely, there will be two “Anglo” clowns on the world stage. The US’ Donald Trump being the first to appear.

Eurozone economic recovery picks up

31 Mar 2019

BERLIN: Dutch central bank Governor Klaas Knot expects the eurozone economy to recover speed in the second half after a sluggish start to the year, but in an interview with Handelsblatt the noted hawk was distinctly dovish on long-term interest rates. Knot, one of the most prominent hawks on the European Central Bank’s rate-setting committee told the German paper

Vietnam, EU sign free trade deal

01 Jul 2019

The European Union (EU) signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, paving the way for tariff reductions on 99% of goods between the trading bloc and Southeast Asian country.

EU firms ‘caught in crossfire’ of US-China trade war

20 May 2019

European firms are “caught in the crossfire” of the US-China trade war and fewer are optimistic about their future in the world’s second-largest economy, a business survey showed on Monday.

US envoy to Afghanistan to brief counterparts on peace effort

21 Mar 2019

The US special representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will meet with Chinese, Russian and European Union diplomats on Afghanistan on Thursday as he tries to forge a peace deal with the Taliban to bring an end to America’s longest war.

Xi, Macron hold talks as France seeks EU unity on China

25 Mar 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron were due to hold talks in Paris on Monday with the host leader seeking to forge a united European front to contend with Beijing’s advances.

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