Top
Home » Charles Marquand
Charles Marquand
About the AuthorCharles Marquand
The writer is a lawyer and a keen observer of European affairs, and works in the UK and France
    Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Charles Marquand | Amid Europe tumult, will UK rejoin single market?

    If Mr Putin loses, Russia's weaknesses will be glaringly obvious and he will probably be finished.

    20 Jan 2023 12:42 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Future of post-Brexit UK: No easy answers

    The UK is now virtually certain to leave the EU at the end of January 2020.

    16 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will Dec 12 polls spell a saner future for UK?

    If Mr Johnson's Conservatives win an overall majority, his exit deal will pass.

    4 Nov 2019 12:13 AM IST

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Is Boris riding a tiger, desperate to get off?

    Alongside, court proceedings have been instigated in Scotland and England.

    17 Sept 2019 1:18 AM IST

    Britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Deal or no-deal Brexit? Boris playing with fire

    Boris Johnson undertook a reshuffle of his Cabinet, more vicious and spiteful than any seen before.

    2 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Boris readies to be PM, Tories head for a crash

    The Conservatives have a two-stage procedure for electing their leader.

    25 Jun 2019 1:35 AM IST

    There was some resentment towards such people, particularly in the rural areas that later voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, or Brexit , meaning the British exit from the EU.Opinion
    Rocky days for Europe: The centre cannot hold!

    The Conservative and Labour parties have paid heavily for incompetence on the one hand, and duplicity on the other.

    30 May 2019 6:39 AM IST

    Theresa MayOpinion
    Brexit: Nothing changed; or everything changed?

    On March 29, 2017 his replacement, Prime Minister Theresa May, gave formal notice to the EU of the UK's intention to...

    24 April 2019 1:18 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Disunited UK drifts on to an uncertain future

    The UK has been forced into repeated and demeaning retreats from its so-called red linesâ€, its supposedly immovable...

    6 April 2018 12:26 AM IST

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Germany must do a serious rethink

    The moderate left Social-Democrats (SPD) did even worse, with some 20 per cent, also their lowest score since 1949.

    4 Oct 2017 1:53 AM IST

    Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A mess that May can't get the UK out of

    Mr Corbyn, on the other hand, far exceeded all expectations. He showed himself to be in touch with the people's...

    20 Jun 2017 1:10 AM IST

    British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Wobbly choices in UK, Brexit mess won't end

    Theresa May's reputation for constancy and reliability has been badly dented.

    6 Jun 2017 12:56 AM IST

    X
    sidekick