Why the Germans helped get Brexit done

Give it a few years and I predict that Britons will look back on this unholy Brexit affair and credit two unlikely factors with saving the day: The pandemic… and the ghastly Germans. While the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his compatriot, the French president Emmanuel Macron, were all for giving you Brits a … Read more

Why the Germans helped get Brexit done

Give it a few years and I predict that Britons will look back on this unholy Brexit affair and credit two unlikely factors with saving the day: The pandemic… and the ghastly Germans. While the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his compatriot, the French president Emmanuel Macron, were all for giving you Brits a … Read more

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG: Why my fellow Germans DO want a Brexit deal

What happened yesterday regarding the Brexit talks was reminiscent of the Battle of Waterloo – at least the version taught in my German school. The French had Britain on the brink of defeat, when Prussian troops stormed in and reprieved them. Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier – a former foreign minister of France, don’t forget … Read more

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG: Why my fellow Germans DO want a Brexit deal

What happened yesterday regarding the Brexit talks was reminiscent of the Battle of Waterloo – at least the version taught in my German school. The French had Britain on the brink of defeat, when Prussian troops stormed in and reprieved them. Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier – a former foreign minister of France, don’t forget … Read more

Angela Merkel warns Germans that ‘difficult months are ahead of us’

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germans to expect ‘difficult months ahead’ as the country posts a new daily record of over 7,800 new coronavirus cases.  On Saturday she also urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  ‘Difficult months are ahead of us,’ she said … Read more

Angela Merkel warns Germans that ‘difficult months are ahead of us’

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Germans to expect ‘difficult months ahead’ as the country posts a new daily record of over 7,800 new coronavirus cases.  On Saturday she also urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  ‘Difficult months are ahead of us,’ she said … Read more

‘Germans’ episode of Fawlty Towers is taken off-air

An episode of Fawlty Towers from which the N-word and other offensive terms had previously been cut has been taken down from the BBC’s Netflix-style streaming service UKTV. The 1975 episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the repeated line ‘Don’t mention the war’ – is the latest in a series of British programmes to be culled from … Read more

‘Germans’ episode of Fawlty Towers is taken off-air

An episode of Fawlty Towers from which the N-word and other offensive terms had previously been cut has been taken down from the BBC’s Netflix-style streaming service UKTV. The 1975 episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the repeated line ‘Don’t mention the war’ – is the latest in a series of British programmes to be culled from … Read more

Coronavirus simulation shows a single cough can spread germans across two supermarket aisles’

Shocking coronavirus simulation shows how infected shopper can cough cloud of deadly droplets across TWO supermarket aisles – with bug hanging in the air for ‘several minutes’ Scientists in Finland all run computer tests to see how coronavirus spreads Experts from three different bodies show disease can spread across two aisles Even in a ventilated … Read more