Covid
An MEP on… A Just Transition
Europe is leading the way in promoting a quick phasing out of coal and bridging natural resources like gas
Diary: Government as Performance Art
Anand Menon is back in Portcullis House – but ‘politics as normal’ is distinctly absent
Zoom and the equalisation of ideas
How politicians and videoconferencing have made the world smaller
What we can learn from Taiwan on pandemics
Thanks to its robust health system, rigorous testing strategies, information transparency, and public-private partnerships, Taiwan’s response to COVID-19 has been one of the world’s success stories.
Making European vaccine strategy “antifragile” by eliminating the virus
It yet remains to be seen if the vaccine will deliver the promise of a return to normal life, with no new waves of infections.
Long-distance relationship
New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK on Covid, cricket and Kiri Te Kanawa
The mutant variant of parliament has poisoned Westminster
Worse still, much of the new intake of MPs have not been able to discover the art of cooperation.
After COVID, the EU needs a new approach to China
The pandemic has proved a turning point for China’s foreign policy and public relations. Brussels should reciprocate.
COVID Recovery Fund challenged in European Courts
If the Constitutional Court decides to proceed with the case, it could delay the roll out of the Coronavirus Recovery Fund for months
Why Merkel does it better
As Boris goes from one blunder to the next, the German chancellor has kept the virus under control, says John Kampfner
