Seminar: Lessons from Ireland for the economic crisis — why we need investment not austerity, there is a progressive alternative. Tue 28 Feb 7pm, Portcullis House, London Speakers Mary Lou McDonald TD, Vice President Sinn Fein; Pat Doherty MP. FURTHER DETAILS ON FB

The fall of the Berlin Wall is crucial to any understanding of the present world, argues Janet Daley.

New Open Europe briefing: The ten lessons the UK Government should draw from Cameron???s EU veto

New Open Europe briefing: The ten lessons the UK Government should draw from Cameron???s EU veto

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.

The UK’s main disease was overconfidence in its strength before the crisis. Public austerity is the only long-term cure, writes Chris Giles

Today’s White Paper on defence procurement makes disappointing reading for the UK defence industry — and for anyone who believes that one of the lessons of the last few years is that we need a more active industrial policy. IPPR set out the case in a recent report on globalisation, arguing for sustained support for industries, like defence, which have high potential for growth, for exp...

Money is accepted when people accept it, and a currency union exists when people believe that it does, writes John Kay

From Think Defense , a discussion of UK lessons from Libya and a detailed run down of some possible solutions to fill the gaps: two things the UK effort lacked was organic shipboard unmanned ISR and precision land attack. We've discussed the US shortages of those assets here and several times previously. As acquisition choices are made on platforms such as the F-35C versus say the Sea Avenger...

France has added some more rocket fuel to Monday’s already volatile summit of EU leaders by pledging to introduce a 0.1pc tax on financial transactions in August. Oh to be a property agent in London these days. Brush up on the French lessons and wait for the stampede of Frogs into London to escape the