Our neighbours will reach through the horrors of a hung parliament,but Britain’s problems contain only just begunSuddenly Germany, famed for its political stability, or betrayed a new vulnerability final week. Or so some would contain you believe. One of the tragedies of contemporary Britain is the implosion of the political centre. And without the ballast of a strong centre,we are steadily losing the capacity to think straight.This was a case in point. Chancellor Merkel’s attempts to build a coalition government fell apart. Eurosceptic liberals and green ultras could not agree a programme for government with her Christian Democrats. The British right gloated at the prospect: this was the moment to exact better terms in the Brexit negotiations from a mortally wounded Germany now suddenly brought to earth. Related: German coalition talks collapse after deadlock on migration and energy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com