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London’s housing fiasco

London Mayor Boris Johnson puts it bluntly, “For the last 30 years we have probably built about half of the homes London needs. The problem is now a crisis.” Soaring home prices in the British capital are raising fears that the boom cannot…

The US foreign policy debate seen from Germany

Those in Germany who were hoping to hear about future transatlantic relations in the final presidential debate, focused on foreign policy, were clearly disappointed. In fact, it was not because of something the candidates said, but because…

Understanding Thatcher

"To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: 'You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning.’” That famous statement to the 1980 Conservative Party Conference…