EU biggest challenge is its inability to act. Unanimity voting requirements paralyse EU at a time when the ability to act is at a premium.

Looking back, we will recognise the Iran oil shock as the death knell for hydrocarbons. Renewables will never impart such shocks.

Europe would be well-advised to pivot more quickly towards China from the US. China is far more reliable than the United States.

What does Trump's double-disaster at Davos mean for the immediate future?

Trump's Norway letter may well prove to be his 'famous last words'. If not, this blog post could be mine!

There is more at stake in Greenland than Trump's blushes. European unity at this critical time can usher in an EU renaissance.

There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

International relations are now dictated by the strong and the ruthless, who behave like school yard bullies. With no sign of effective opposition, things will get even worse.

The West has gone to war with China on the misguided belief that tariffs can fix trade imbalances. There is a far better way.

Trump has given Netanyahu green light to implement a final solution for Gaza. The only things standing in the way of disaster is Europe.

Labour must fix immigration, low productivity, and soaring debt. Rejoining EU solves all three, but what about Britain's most vulnerable?

If Trump wins in November, he may well pull out of NATO, withdraw US support from Ukraine. What will Europe do?

Anti-immigrant polices cost you. Europe needs to find 45 million new workers or face stagnation.

The UK's descent into populism and nationalism illustrates perfectly the reasons why the European Union was formed.