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A local council worker removes red graffiti from a statue of Winston Churchill in February 2026. The former British PM, who held office between 1940-1945 then from 1951-1955, represents an indestructible role model for many British people. Brook Mitchell/AFP

Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?

With Keir Starmer, the 5th British prime minister in ten years now sitting in an ejector seat, the nation is dreaming of a “new Churchill”, but is this the ideal role model for Britain’s current predicament?
A protester dons a black top hat with a “Why Brexit” slogan during an anti-Brexit demonstration on Parliament Square in London in March 2026, almost a decade after the British withdrawal from the European Union. Brook Mitchell/AFP

From Brexit to ‘Bregret’: ten years later, bitterness still prevails over the UK’s vote to leave the EU

On June 23 2016, a slight majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Today surveys show that more people are regretting the EU divorce deal rather than celebrating it.
Trenčín in Slovakia (pictured here with its castle on a hill), and Finland’s main port city Oulu jointly carry the 2026 European Capital of Culture crown.

European Capitals of Culture: a diplomatic linchpin in an unstable world?

In a geopolitical landscape that is more and more fragmented, the European Capitals of Culture initiative and its evolving role in fostering diplomacy and unity are up for debate.

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