John Kampfner


John Kampfner is the author of Why the Germans Do It Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country.

Articles by John Kampfner
From left: Labour leader Keir Starmer and former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown arrive ahead of the proclamation of King Charles III in London on Sept. 10, 2022.
From left: Labour leader Keir Starmer and former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown arrive ahead of the proclamation of King Charles III in London on Sept. 10, 2022.
The BBC headquarters in London.
The BBC headquarters in London.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 26, 2021 in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 26, 2021 in Washington.
An employee of the public health care makes noise with a cooking pot as she takes part in a protest rally during a warning strike in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 13, 2023.
An employee of the public health care makes noise with a cooking pot as she takes part in a protest rally during a warning strike in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 13, 2023.
British Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald takes part in a tug-of-war match at a Labour Party gathering.
British Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald takes part in a tug-of-war match at a Labour Party gathering.
Friedrich Merz speaks at a joint press conference in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, headquarters for the CDU, in Berlin on February 13, 2023.
Friedrich Merz speaks at a joint press conference in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, headquarters for the CDU, in Berlin on February 13, 2023.
Labour leader Keir Starmer arrives at Wakefield College for talks with teachers and parents ahead of schoolchildren receiving their A level results on August 12, 2020 in Wakefield, England.
Labour leader Keir Starmer arrives at Wakefield College for talks with teachers and parents ahead of schoolchildren receiving their A level results on August 12, 2020 in Wakefield, England.
A float featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen of Front National, Geert Wilders of Partij voor de Vrijheid and Adolf Hitler drives in the annual Rose Monday parade on February 27, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
A float featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen of Front National, Geert Wilders of Partij voor de Vrijheid and Adolf Hitler drives in the annual Rose Monday parade on February 27, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
The facade of the British Prime Minister's residence, 10 Downing Street, is covered in scaffolding as essential cleaning and maintenance work is carried out, in London, on August 4, 2008.
The facade of the British Prime Minister's residence, 10 Downing Street, is covered in scaffolding as essential cleaning and maintenance work is carried out, in London, on August 4, 2008.
Markus Soeder, Governor of Bavaria and lead candidate of the Bavarian Social Union (CSU), attends the annual gathering of politicians in beer tents at the Gillamoos folk fest on September 3, 2018 in Abensberg, Germany.
Markus Soeder, Governor of Bavaria and lead candidate of the Bavarian Social Union (CSU), attends the annual gathering of politicians in beer tents at the Gillamoos folk fest on September 3, 2018 in Abensberg, Germany.
Olaf Scholz waits for the start of a TV interview ahead of the upcoming 2021 federal elections in Berlin on August 15, 2021.
Olaf Scholz waits for the start of a TV interview ahead of the upcoming 2021 federal elections in Berlin on August 15, 2021.