Angela Merkel has already gone far beyond what her electorate wants in terms of guarantees

The outbreak of mutual blackmail exposes how the euro has made the nations more divided

Without devaluation, the only way the Greeks can restore competitiveness is to impose real wage cuts

Hollande, unlike the far right, is merely a paper tiger in the battle with international capital

It pains some people to think of the pleasure

it gives the rich to tithe their income

Any attempts by Labour to paint Cameron as 'out of touch' because of Eton are doomed

The point is that the Falklands campaign was viscerally defensible on nationalistic grounds

Political parties already receive considerable funding from the taxpayer

The anger of those who lose out is greater than the gratitude of those who continue to benefit