Political unrest is almost always generated by economic decline, but too much consensus among the mainstream is what drives voters into the arms of extremists

Ursula von der Leyen’s indignation at being snubbed by the Turkish president and her own colleague, the President of the European Council, shows the need to have one clear recognisable leader for the EU

Urgent action is needed now as there will be little point in complaining about scaled back routes and increased flight prices when travel begins again

Inaccurate and incendiary language from the new US administration ignores the fact that the issue is rooted in a loophole in its own tax code

Workers at prestigious companies are receiving expensive gifts in thanks for 100-hour work weeks when what they really need is for more staff to be hired

We have sacrificed more than a year of our lives. Now it’s time for the government to set out a clear pathway to normality

A fall of 65 per cent in British imports to Ireland in January gives lie to the mere ‘teething problems’ claimed by Brexiteers, with the collapse now in full swing

Why do ministers insist we can’t go outside the EU’s vaccine procurement programme when other EU countries, including Germany and Malta, have bought up supplies for their own populations?

The behaviour of David Frost in the EU talks has led to Britain again breaching its obligations, with severe implications for Northern Ireland

St Patrick’s Day is a massive networking opportunity and we are the only country to have an automatic date in the diary of the most powerful leader in the world

Our knowledge of the coronavirus may have increased exponentially over the last 12 months, but we have clearly learned nothing in our response to it

The EU’s response to the vaccine roll-out has been dispiriting. Massive state intervention is urgently needed to ramp up vaccine production by pharma giants

That the global health body is only starting its on-the-ground investigation now, a year after the fact, is nothing less than a dereliction of duty

While AstraZeneca is interpreting its contractual responsibilities to the detriment of the EU, the European Commission is making matters worse by banning the export of vaccines from member states

Twitter kicking Donald Trump off its platform may have been viscerally satisfying, but the decision is objectively wrong

The violent events in the US Capitol Building on Wednesday will have shocked decent ‘Middle Americans’, and many who value democracy and the institutions of the state will desert Trump

The transition phase has ended, but the work to build a new relationship between Britain and the EU is only beginning

The German chancellor is stepping down next September, having shown herself to be a calm and unifying leader during the divisive monetary chaos and a true Christian Democrat in her handling of the migrant crisis

The radical left are mobilising against the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA) with flimsy arguments reminiscent of the radical right

The seeds of a deal are there and, with a little give and take, a deal can be done between the UK and EU. In the background, Angela Merkel’s skills at forging compromise may well be crucial