The struggle of refugees to reach Austria’s border echoes brutal scenes from Hungary’s history
Scenes at Keleti station in Budapest conjure up echoes of past brutality towards Hungarian Jews, and the uprising against the…
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Finally, refugees are in the limelight. How do we help them once the news moves on?
When the lights go out, and the word “refugee” once again becomes unpopular, unsexy and uninteresting, what will happen then?
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Refugees and Britain’s failure of compassion, my vote for Labour leader and dancing with dentures
This week’s First Thoughts from the New Statesman’s former editor.
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On the shores of the Aegean, where pirates are attacking boatloads of refugees
Last month three Greek men posing as coastguards were arrested for preying on migrants. With so many people on the…
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Leader: Mr Cameron and the refugees
By refusing to join the EU resettlement programme, the Prime Minister has also undermined attempts to achieve a balanced, continent-wide approach.
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No country for old men: meet the young farmers undaunted by Europe’s agriculture crisis
Despite land taxes, subsidies and falling dairy prices, Britain’s young farmers are looking on the bright side.
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How did it become acceptable for Britain to treat refugees so badly?
The asylum system that Britain has ended up with is not just inhumane, it is impractical for anyone who wants…
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Watch: MEP in a Merkel mask interrupts Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union speech
The President of the European Parliament had to pause proceedings to ask Gianluca Buonanno to remove his mask of the German Chancellor.
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