What a tale of two political 'scandals' says about the French elite
Two of Emmanuel Macron’s ministers were rebuked last week for words they had spoken in the past, but only one…
Could the Tories suffer the same fate as the French right?
Here are some statistics that ought to send a shudder through Tory MPs. Between 1995 and 2012 the French centre-right…
The Tour de France conceals its national turmoil
The 109th edition of the Tour de France is underway although Friday’s first stage, held for the first time in…
Boris is falling into the Macron trap
You can’t blame Boris Johnson for jetting off to Kyiv last week for another meet-and-greet session with Volodymyr Zelensky. He…
How Marine Le Pen silenced her critics
‘Stillborn’ is how Le Figaro describes Emmanuel Macron’s presidency after his Renaissance party failed to win an absolute majority in…
France's Socialists have been punished for their intolerance
One of the more significant results from the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday was in the…
The Queen is one Brit Macron can warm to
He may not have much respect forthe ‘Clown’, but when it comes to the Queen Emmanuel Macron is as smitten…
Marine Le Pen is right to defend Liverpool fans
It may not be much consolation to those Liverpool fans who were caught up in the chaos at the Stade…
Blair is wrong: the future of Britain shouldn’t involve Macron
Tony Blair believes the way forward for Britain is to seek guidance from Emmanuel Macron. The former British prime minister…
A short history of dogs in war
In his own inimitable way, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has unleashed his dogs of war on Vladimir Putin and once…
Macron’s Renaissance rocked by sex abuse claims
Emmanuel Macron recently changed the name of his party from En Marche to Renaissance but so far all that has…
Will France's PM offend Britain like her predecessor?
Élisabeth Borne was unveiled as the new prime minister of France last night and in her acceptance speech she paid…
Does Macron dream of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Emmanuel Macron has taken it upon himself to tackle the delicate diplomatic situation of the war in Ukraine with fresh…
Macron’s new enemy is the French Nigel Farage
First it was the Greens, then the Communists and on Wednesday Jean-Luc Mélenchon bagged the big one, the Socialist party.…
How Eurosceptics seized power over the French left
In Britain it was the Tories who tore themselves apart over Europe, but in France it is the left for…
Can Mélenchon unite the French left?
Can Mélenchon unite the French left?
Forget Le Pen 2027
If Emmanuel Macron has any sense he will be back in the office this morning. Sunday night’s celebratory shindig was…
The gloves are off for Macron and Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clash tomorrow evening in an eagerly anticipated live television debate. The president has been…
Who would want to lead such an angry France?
It was a day of protest in Paris on Saturday and I made it to four of the five demonstrations.…
The French elite are playing into Le Pen’s hands
The cry of ‘aux barricades’ is reverberating around France as the country’s political elite rush to form a Republican Front.…
French election: The country is divided
So it’s Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen once again, and for many millions of French that is a deeply…
The strange revival of France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on the march once more, rising up the polls and laying bare the ineptitude of the Socialist…
Progressives vs populists: Macron, Orban and Europe’s faultline
It’s the progressives vs the populists, Macron vs Orban
Macron has taken this election for granted
Things are going from bad to worse for Emmanuel Macron, and for the first time political commentators in France are…
Could Marine Le Pen actually win?
Emmanuel Macron is worried. This wasn’t how he had envisaged the election. A month ago the president of France held…
