'Ever since its creation in 1972 the Front National has baffled commentators. No one seems able to decide what the party stands for or where it came from'

‘Germany is seeing a definite increase in Euroscepticism—and now it’s coming from the Left too’

Alex Salmond is pinning his success on the high-risk gamble that the EU will accept an independent Scotland as a full member. It won't

The euro's life began in doubt and has ended in crisis; thank god we never threw our pound into the pot