Poland's government After Tusk Donald Tusk's replacement has a chance to revive his party THE choice of Donald Tusk, Poland's long-serving prime minister, as the next president of the European Council is rearranging Polish politics. He will be replac...
Germany and the euro You Kant do that Many Germans fear that the European Central Bank is not on their side HORST SEEHOFER, premier of Bavaria, sums up German attitudes to the European Central Bank (ECB). Based in Frankfurt, but run by Mario Draghi,...
The abuse of mobile-phone data The two towers Junk science is putting innocent people in jail SOMEONE strangled a prostitute in Portland, Oregon in 2002. The police arrested Lisa Roberts, the victim's ex-lover, who spent more than two years in custod...
Swiss watches and the Apple Watch It's not about time Traditional watchmakers are confident they can see off Apple's new bauble WHEN cheap, accurate quartz watches started pouring out ofAsiain the 1970s, many Swiss watchmakers went bust. But the surv...
Ivy League grade inflation Grade expectations An A is not what it used to be WE DO not release statistics on grade-point averages so we can't speak to the accuracy of the information you have. That was a flack for Yale, but other Ivy League collegesw...
French politics Rocard's return The former prime minister's ideas are making a comeback THE left wing of the French Socialist Party was still reeling this week after the shock eviction of Arnaud Montebourg, a populist industry minister, and his repla...
German politics The Alternative's astonishing ascent As the large centrist parties become more alike, the radical fringe gets stronger SINCE reunification in 1990, Saxony has been the former East Germany's biggest success story. As one of Germany's 1...
Executive pay The final reckoning When bosses die in office, their true value is revealed Worth every penny IN HIS book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty argues that it is impossible to find an objective basis for the high salaries...
The future of cars Wireless wheels Connected cars will make driving safer, cleaner and more efficient. Their introduction should be speeded up SINCE Henry Ford turned it into a mass-market product a century ago, the car has delivered many benefits. I...
Scotland's referendum endgame A war of attrition The peculiar smallness of Scotland's independence debate RESEMBLING nothing so much as a pair of irritable golfers yelling at each other in the clubhouse bar, on August 25th the leaders of Scotland's p...