The couple who teach us to talk across the political divide | Simon Jenkins
They are from opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they are happily married because they obey the oldest rule of politics – courtesy
Caroline Sommerfeld is very right wing. Helmut Lethen is very left wing. Both are German academic writers. She regards him as fixated on hating Nazis. He regards her as a racist bigot. They are in the news because they love one another and are happily married.
We are all fine with marriages across ages, classes, races, genders and religions. They prove we are a tolerant and well-bonded society. Politics seems different. As it increasingly polarises right and left, it is
