Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocides in human history, could ever have risen to power in a democratic country. So how did...

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Unravel the complexities and understand the basics of the German government. Germany is a parliamentary democracy, with a constitution and a federal, bicameral assembly. Find out exactly what this means as you explore the country’s...

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In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Hague discusses with Geordie Greig his campaign to win election as Chancellor to the University of Oxford. The former foreign secretary explains his opinions on what the statue of...

Lord Hague refuted his competitor for the chancellor of the University of Oxford's claim that the role is purely 'ceremonial'.In the exclusive interview, Lord Hague also emphasised his belief that Peter Mandelson cannot do the role and...

Kati Marton discusses her 10th book, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel, her first biography of a woman. She highlights Merkel’s extraordinary rise as a triple outsider—a woman, a scientist, and an East German...

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Philip Hammond, Britain's chancellor, makes his first autumn statement today on the government's tax and spending priorities. Our word of the day considers the target of his plans to stimulate the economy: the citizens who are "just...

Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the UK government's new budget for 2020. As you'd expect the virus featured pretty heavily, but they also discussed taxation, investment, and borrowing. In this video,...

On Wednesday UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the government's new plan for jobs and economic recovery. With Britain hit hard by COVID, the plan attempts to rescue the economy, protect jobs and fight against recession. In this video,...

A traveling museum is inspiring future scientists, engineers, and innovators. When the Perot Museum of Nature and Science sent their Tech Truck to visit a Texas high school, it brought learning stations and “wonder kits” that provided...

The video is a lecture on fiscal policy. The presenter begins by explaining the difference between expansionary and contractionary fiscal policy. He goes on to discuss the macro and micro economic aspects of fiscal policy, explaining how...

Throughout August Britain had an offer running that you just couldn't miss, no McDonald's Monopoly wasn't back, it was Eat Out To Help Out. The offer which gave diners 50% off their meal was heralded as a great success by some and a...

With the Brexit deadline getting ever closer, it's worth asking if the UK is ready to handle a no-deal Brexit. Luckily Michael Gove spoke in front of the house to discuss the government's readiness. So in this video we discuss the...

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has used the Budget to promise that the era of austerity is coming to an end. But do the numbers add up? The FT's economics commentator Martin Sandbu dissects the speech.

This week Chancellor Sajid Javid set out the government's spending plans for after a no deal Brexit. These lay out how the government wants to send in the first year after Brexit, highlighting major spending increases for the NHS,...

On Thursday night, Boris Johnson selected his new cabinet in the biggest reshuffle in recent memory. Cabinet selections really indicate what kind of people the Prime Minister wants to surround themselves with, what kind of strategies...

Yesterday Number 10 announced some pretty major changes to the makeup of Johnson's Cabinet with the most significant change coming in the form of Javid's resignation. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was replaced by Rishi Sunak, a...

Every four years, German voters take to the polls to elect members of the Bundestag, which then selects the next chancellor.

This week, we're going to look at the dead, shortlived Weimar Republic. Germany in the age between the World Wars. How did a burgeoning social democracy, one of the most progressive countries on earth, fall to reactionary far-right...

The rise of Hitler

MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: PHOTO: Dead Vice-Chancellor Emil Fey (1886-1938 reported as suicide) on bed. NBC Radio announcer reporting on death 'Schuschnigg arrested for High Treason.' POOR QUALITY: EXT Palace. INT Palace staircase...