The never-ending story of Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is the illusory giant of Europe. Just don’t get too close to her. [...]
Germany
Time for a New Zealand first
Over the next parliamentary term, many tough nuts need to be cracked, chief among them the overhaul of our planning laws. What better way to go about such seminal reforms than with a large majority? [...]
Germany may hold the key to solving New Zealand’s housing woes
The reason why Germany got more built is because there was greater political will to do so. And there are better incentives for towns and cities to deliver the housing that their citizens need. [...]
Of mice, men and constitutions
To make my own position perfectly clear: I am fundamentally ambivalent about whether New Zealand would be better off with a written constitution. [...]
The Illusion of Germany’s Jobs Miracle
A decade after legal overhauls pushed more people into work, taxes and overregulation still make good jobs too rare. [...]
A Human Tsunami?
Maybe Merkel meant well. But that is the best you can say about her refugee policy. [...]
It’s time for Merkel to go
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policy blunders have come at a staggering economic, social and political cost to Germany and the EU. [...]
A mess of Merkel’s own making
The German Chancellor may not politically survive the disaster she has created — and that would be well deserved. The collateral damage of her failing would be a Europe that sees the resurrection of nationalism, borders and political extremism. [...]
Stern words from banking’s anti-banker
John Cryan is already making clear that under his leadership, Deutsche Bank will make a break with its immediate past - or indeed, reconnect with its history. [...]
It’s the end of the EU as we knew it
It is indeed the end of the EU as we knew it. Britain out, Turkey in and Greece debt free: who would have thought what seismic shifts the refugee crisis could trigger in the EU’s power play? [...]
