Friedrich Merz wants German voters to embrace him as a political Flash Gordon: an unlikely hero with just 45 days to save Germany. That, at least, was the expectation on Friday when the centre-right Christian Democratic Union leader presented his 12-page “Agenda 2030? plan to revive Europe’s largest – and sickest – economy after the February 23rd election. The paper’s overall aim is to stimulate growth from a second year of effective zero – the lowest among G7 countries – back to 2 per cent. Measures include income tax breaks for employees, lower corporate tax and investment relief for companies,...