John Gray – Brexit has left the British political class trapped by its own history

With hindsight, one might consider Brexit, consummated after long haggling in 2020, the last, and lost, opportunity for the European Union to mend its ways and become a viable political entity, if not community.1 The […]

This is truly thought provoking article. It may be about Scotland and independence, but the general political analysis has so many interesting and useful aspects that it worth reading – and the article is no […]

The former chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private bank pleaded guilty to helping wealthy clients hide assets worth at least 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as French prosecutors flex their muscles to […]