Who will lead the world in 2017?
Short of wartime and economic depression, it is hard to imagine a New Year arriving amid as much trepidation as this New Year. The year just ending brought us the shocks of…
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Associate EU citizenship needs political goodwill
The European MP who proposed associate European Union citizenship for United Kingdom nationals after Brexit last night hit back at critics who said such a move was unlikely, saying anything was possible…
Wherein lies the future for economic migration?
In the forthcoming trade-off between migration controls and access to European Union (EU) markets, the UK economy could be hit from both sides, leading to a possible lose-lose outcome. This is the…
Pragmatic Frankfurt woos banking giant
The world’s biggest wealth manager, Swiss bank UBS, has chosen Frankfurt over London to set up its new subsidiary, UBS Europe SE. And the American banking giant, Citigroup, is considering moving some…
Air pollution plans brought down to earth
It is mostly invisible but its effects on human health are pervasive. Air pollution kills 400,000 people prematurely across Europe each year, and is considered to be the primary environmental threat to…
Political conversation needs the voice of reason
In the raging debate about the “crisis” gripping Western democracies, one set of voices has been noticeably silent. What might be best termed as the “moderate right” – a political category in…
Global political shocks shift global trade
By Geoff Kitney As China seeks to exploit an unprecedented series of political shocks to the major western nations, trade policy has emerged as the key battleground on which the balance of…
The water is wide for Scottish fishing
Amid the Brexit doom and gloom one industry finds joy. But are the United Kingdom’s fishermen right to celebrate escaping the European Union’s common fisheries policy? Some of Britain’s fishing fleet skippers…
Driving skills at Daimler and Porsche
Luxury carmaker Daimler is helping refugees and migrants in Germany boost their skills and find work with an innovative programme that will, by the end of the year, have seen almost 600…
Fillon takes centre stage from the right
The politician they called “Mister Nobody” now looks more like “The Man with No Name”. In this year of political surprises, few can claim as stunning an upset as François Fillon. On…