A Turkish Delight
Book review of Turkey: A Short History by Norman Stone
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
ONLINE Only: Why Pick on Israel, Mr Cameron?
Britain should support Turkey's European ambition. Criticising Israel's policy on Gaza is not the way to do it
How European are the British?
The writer Piers Paul Read's Catholic vision of the EU confronts the politician David Heathcoat-Amory's Eurosceptic case for Britain as an independent country. The discussion is chaired by Daniel Johnson, the Editor
Dublin’s Disappointment
‘The tone in the parks and pubs was that of disappointment. One man was ready to admit – through clenched teeth – that he wished the Brits would take over again’
Silvio’s House of Cards
‘Italy's real problem isn't Berlusconi's private affairs. Rather, the problem is the culture he now represents. ’
Prague: Diary
‘The post-1989 temptation in Prague has been two-fold. The first has been to legislate the totalitarian past out of existence, the second has been to copy the liberal West blindly at a
A Norwegian Thatcher?
The leader of Norway's Progress Party, Siv Jensen, has a good chance of winning next year's election. In an interview with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson, she explains her views; Bruce Bawer explains
A Tory Vision for Europe
Suddenly, the Conservatives are in tune with voters across the continent - and can lead the way to a more democratic EU
Rome: Arrivederci Roma
The public and government mood towards immigrants, whether legal or illegal, is increasingly ugly
As English as Warm Beer
I could not consent to the introduction into our national life of a device so alien to all our traditions as the referendum,” Clement Attlee told Winston Churchill in May 1945, “which