Luke McGee
05 March 2025
Can Europe defend itself?
Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?
Read the full article21 February 2025
What the EU really thinks about the Brexit reset
The UK needs to cut red tape and boost growth - but despite hope over a youth mobility scheme, Brussels does not see a new deal as a priority
Read the full article01 February 2025
Are you a political extremist?
Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy
Read the full article19 January 2025
What the EU fears from Trump’s return
On defence, trade and tech, Europe is bracing itself for four years of threats and chaos
Read the full article19 November 2024
The trust and knowledge gap
Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide
Read the full article05 November 2024
The Tory party’s greatest threat
The hard right has achieved political power across Europe. British politics now faces exactly the same risk
Read the full article09 October 2024
Starmer’s stepping stones to Europe
Remainers are facing up to the need for a change of tack to push the PM further towards Europe
Read the full article25 September 2024
The EU is too soft on populists
EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels
Read the full article04 September 2024
Britain: Unarmed and dangerous
Our armed forces are not fit for purpose. Here’s how to fix them
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