Why Merkel has lessons for Boris

Plus: a 'game-changing' drug to lower cholesterol, how Bournemouth became 'Britain's Santa Monica', and confessions of a festival litter-picker [View in browser]( Thursday September 2 2021 [The Telegraph]( By Chris Evans, EDITOR Dear Reader, Parliament is in recess until Monday, but the withdrawal from Afghanistan has made for an unusually heavy summer in politics for Boris Johnson and his Cabinet. Already this week, the foreign affairs select committee has given Dominic Raab a tough grilling, and today the Foreign Secretary is in Qatar [trying to secure safe passage]( for those still hoping to leave Afghanistan. As MPs head back from their holidays, the PM's thoughts will turn to how to set out the Government's plan for managing endemic Covid. In his column today Allister Heath argues that, for a man whose political hero is Winston Churchill, there might be a [more unlikely figure that Johnson is emulating instead...]( A “game-changing” drug to lower cholesterol is undoubtedly welcome news. Britain has a problem with high levels and our more sedentary lifestyles in lockdown will not have helped. Miranda Levy explains in this piece how a new gene-silencing jab could [transform the health prospects of hundreds of thousands of people](. It was once cruelly labelled ‘God’s waiting room’, but it seems that Bournemouth is showing signs of becoming a sophisticated, youthful metropolis by the sea. Some are even calling it Silicon Beach. Jonathan Margolis speaks to the [people at the heart of the transformation](. (For a deeper look into the biggest corporate talking points, get our subscriber-exclusive City Intelligence newsletter. [Subscribe and sign up here.]( Finally, the easing of lockdown restrictions allowed numerous festivals to go ahead this summer. While revellers were busy remembering what it is like to have fun, many forgot how to clear up after themselves with sites in Reading and Leeds left looking like warzones. These are the [confessions of festival litter-pickers who endured “the most disgusting week”]( of their lives. Chris PS: Our Summer Sale is ending soon – don't miss out. Get one month free and then pay just £1 in total for the next two months for unlimited access to our website and app. [Claim the offer here.]( My Choices [Boris Johnson]( "Boris wanted to be the next Churchill,” writes Allister Heath in his column, but argues that Johnson is looking [more like the heir to a very different politician instead](. [Construction site of new residential buildings in Shanghai]( "China’s ‘Volcker Moment’ is a mounting risk to global recovery." Ambrose Evans-Pritchard examines how the country’s [property development push could derail the world economy](. [Cholesterol gauge smashing]( How a gene-silencing jab for cholesterol could transform health. The 'game-changing’ drug [offering hope for previously untreatable illnesses](. [Illustration of Bournemouth postcard]( How Bournemouth became ‘Britain’s Santa Monica’. Once a retirement town cruelly labelled 'God’s waiting room', the coastal resort [has become the UK's fastest growing digital economy](. (Free to read) [Laura Brunnen]( "I was shaking and crying" – why I ditched my high-flying City law career. Laura Brunnen reveals how [her job took over her life, and what she did about it.]( (Free to read) [Reading Festival littered]( "I’ve never smelt anything like it": confessions of a Reading Festival litter-picker. [What they find is foul.]( What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [News Headlines]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your preferences]( For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.