November 30, 2020

We all break lockdown in France Swerving the Covid rules has become the new national sport

John Lewis-Stempel

26.11

Macron is right about Islamism The political ideology that feeds terrorist violence cannot be explained away by religion or colonial history

Liam Duffy

16.11

France is infected with anti-vaxxers In the home of Louis Pasteur, nearly half of all adults are reluctant to get inoculated

John Lichfield

29.10

Why is the Anglo media portraying France as the villain? Targeted by fundamentalists, the French are shocked by the lack of support from their American and British friends

Liam Duffy

19.10

Is France’s secularism worth dying for? Samuel Paty, slaughtered for a lesson in tolerance, has become a martyr for the Republic

John Lichfield

23.09

The failure of France’s Greens After an unexpected eco-surge, the French are already fed up with petty, priggish policies

John Lichfield

10.08

Could a comedian topple Macron? The French President is anxious that a charismatic non-politician will mess up his reelection strategy

John Lichfield

09.07

The everlasting saga of the Le Pen family The fractious clan has run the French far-right for 50 years. Is it about to be usurped?

John Lichfield

04.07

Macron’s pointless green gestures The President hasn't realised France is more worried about the economy than the environment

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

04.06

Will Macron dump his Prime Minister? The new-found popularity of Edouard Philippe comes at an awkward time for the President

John Lichfield

25.05

What is the Mona Lisa worth to France? Flogging the beloved artwork for the sake of a few billion euros would be a national disgrace

Agnes Poirier

21.05

When Asterix took on Covid-19 He's more than France's favourite cartoon character: he's an icon of Gaullish cussedness

John Lewis-Stempel