France’s drugs war is spiralling out of control
Even by the bloody standards of what France has become under Emmanuel Macron, the carnage last week was horrific. In…
It’s rich of the French to call Trump ‘vulgar’
There has always been a touch of snobbery in the way the French elite regard American politics. The word one…
Why is the UN meddling in France’s hijab ban?
The United Nations this week criticised France for refusing to allow women and girls to wear a Muslim headscarf on…
Macron is doing his best to alienate France’s Jews
Emmanuel Macron arrived in Morocco on Monday for a three day State visit, during which time he will discuss trade…
How the French left is fuelling the small boats crisis
Three more migrants drowned off the French coast this week when their overcrowded and flimsy boat sank. In response to…
The EU knows all about destabilising democracy
Moldovans have voted ‘yes’ by a wafer-thin majority to joining the European Union in a referendum that was held amid ‘unprecedented interference’…
French farmers are on the verge of revolting again
A French MP was apprehended by police in Paris last week as he bought 1.35 grams of the designer drug ‘3-MMC’ from…
Meloni’s migrant crisis success must be unbearable for Macron
When the 27 leaders of the European Union met in Brussels this week, the migrant crisis was high on the…
Marine Le Pen has a new, right-wing rival
It was only a few months ago that the bogeyman of the Paris elite was Jordan Bardella. Now it’s Bruno…
Macron is in office, but is he in power?
Emmanuel Macron is said to be appalled by his new right-wing government. A confidant of the French president conveyed to…
Who is slipping through Europe’s porous borders?
In the same week that over 1,000 migrants arrived in England, the head of MI5 admitted his agency had ‘one…
How Marseille became France’s Narcoville
France’s Interior Minister is the tough-talking Bruno Retailleau. In his inaugural declaration a fortnight ago, he hammered out his three…
France is losing the fight to keep its teachers safe
It is a year almost to the day since a French schoolteacher was killed by a young Islamist. Dominque Bernard,…
Macron would rather anger Israel than the banlieues
Emmanuel Macron has chosen to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ murderous attack on Israel on 7 October by criticising…
Macron’s EU gloom is well placed
Michel Barnier was interviewed on prime time television on Thursday night and not once in his 45 minutes of conversation…
It’s time to break the stranglehold on the migrant crisis debate
John Major and Nicolas Sarkozy are grandees of their respective centre-right parties. But the days when the Conservatives and the…
Michel Barnier seems shocked by Emmanuel Macron’s mess
Prime Minister Michel Barnier addressed parliament on Tuesday afternoon as he outlined his government’s policy programme. The priority, explained Barnier,…
What will happen to Europe if it can’t control the migrant crisis?
The victory of the Freedom party in Austria’s general election came as Israel intensified its air strikes across Lebanon. Lebanon’s…
French women are afraid. But the country’s politicians don’t seem to care
In a country that has become accustomed to atrocities in the last decade, the brutal murder of a 19-year-old student…
Putting Marine Le Pen in prison will make her more popular
There was a vigorous interview on Tuesday morning on a prominent French radio station. The guest was Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a…
Is Michel Barnier’s cabinet really conservative?
Emmanuel Macron’s new government marks, in the words of the BBC, ‘a decisive shift to the right’. That is also…
Naivety won’t solve Britain’s migrant crisis
Events of the last week have demonstrated the fierce determination of some migrants to reach their European destination of choice. Last Sunday, hundreds…
France – and even Michel Barnier – is tiring of Emmanuel Macron
France can’t go on like this. The country, and its overseas territories, are in chaos. On Wednesday night two men in…
Diane Abbott doesn’t understand fascism
Diane Abbott believes that Giorgia Meloni is a ‘literal fascist’. That must come as a surprise to the 12.3 million…
Will Michel Barnier govern for the provinces or for Paris?
Michel Barnier will unveil his government in France this week, a fortnight after the 73-year-old was nominated by Emmanuel Macron…
