NEW EUROPEAN

JUNE 16. 2025

The lessons of Greece’s summer of tears

Ten years on, the country’s treatment in the midst of financial crisis remains a stain on European democracy

Is Elon Musk a genius – or an idiot?

A new book suggests that we should appreciate flashes of genius without believing that they make a person uniquely special

Goodwin grabs the glory for grooming inquiry

The former academic is keen to promote his own role in forcing the government into a u-turn

GB News axes its sole intentional comedy show

The channel has cancelled Headliners, its late-night “anti-woke” newspaper round-up

JUNE 15. 2025

The one simple reason that Germany works better than Britain

Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?

JUNE 14. 2025

Trump and Netanyahu – two authoritarians in search of a legacy

The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad

JUNE 13. 2025

Brian Wilson, the president and the end of California

The Beach Boy is gone - and as Trump’s troops stalk LA, the state’s sun-drenched dream is over too

The president who stood up to Putin

Meet Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia – she wants her country in Europe, not swallowed by Russia. And she has a fight on her hands

The house that Thatcher broke

Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it

What makes the Finns so happy?

Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings - and now it is time to learn from the country at the top

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Tornado is exactly the film we’ve been waiting for

John Maclean's spaghetti western samurai film set in late 18th century Britain is another example of how the director's eclecticism defies categorisation

The high price of Labour’s honesty deficit

The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them

Waiting for the bombs in Tel Aviv

As I went into the hotel’s internal missile shelter, I wondered whether the people involved in both sides of this war truly understand what they stand to lose from it

Is Reform cooling on SAS man Middleton’s bid for London mayor?

Nigel Farage's party is rumoured to be looking for a different candidate to run for the capital's City Hall