National newspapers in the UK and Germany have published three open letters with ideas about the future relationship between the two countries. They are remarkably different in both substance and style, and the little words are more revealing than the big ones. So...
In September 2018 I published a German book presenting 111 reasons to love England, called 111 Gründe, England zu lieben. Here are 5 things that people have been asking me ever since about my love for England. 1: “Is it about England or Britain?” I appreciate that...
The debate around the UK’s position vis-à-vis the European Union has been a fight of gut instincts (Leave campaign) versus rational arguments (Remain). While the failure to make a passionate case for “Europe” has been a serious mistake of the Remain camp, the Leave...
It’s been the final day of the campaign to keep the UK in the EU. The alternative – England and Wales turning their back on 70 years of peace and cooperation – is still too frightening for me to contemplate. As I am writing this, the polls will be open for another...
Pupils at the Royal High School Bath as well as Oxford University alumni gathered for a debate about the EU referendum. Here’s the statement I gave, making my case for Remain. I am able to be here tonight because of the European Union. Without it I would not exist....
The EU referendum will not be decided by facts. Information on the benefits of the UK’s EU membership is widely available, and the facts speak for themselves. In plain English they say: Both the UK and its European neighbours are better off with the United Kingdom...
