‘AfD: What lessons should Labour draw from far-right success in Germany?’
Elections in two states in eastern Germany, Thuringia and Saxony provided results which pose a huge challenge to…
Germany
‘Close working with Germany’s SPD hints at Labour’s future foreign policy aims’
It’s been a pretty desperate few years in relations between the UK and Germany, even though, of course,…
People say Starmer needs a vision. But rigid visions come back to bite you
Today, the fame of 41st US president George H.W Bush is eclipsed by his predecessor and successors. But…
We’ll have what they’re having – what Brown could borrow from Germany
At last Labour is talking about power: who holds it, where it lies and how we should better…
Labour must learn the right lessons from German rebalancing
After a brief hiatus, ‘levelling up’ is back. The larger-than-life front man has left the stage, but Michael…
Who is Olaf Scholz – and can Labour look to the SPD candidate as an ally?
Germany’s socialist party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), last week chose its candidate to replace Angela Merkel as…
Sunak says we can’t afford to extend furlough. But other countries are doing it
The government’s furlough scheme, introduced by Rishi Sunak, was welcomed by Labour and the trade unions as a…
How Momentum can help the SPD win again
The leadership of the German SPD can breathe easy again: in the end, they won a two-thirds majority…
It’s time for Labour to end the ambiguity — and make clear that Brexit can be stopped
The first wave of Brexit talks has been and gone. The first day “was so intense officials did not take…
From trains to energy, Labour can deliver nationalisation within the single market
One of the central arguments made by “Lexiters” – people who make an alternative, left-wing argument for leaving…
