How Grenoble became one of the most dangerous places in France
At the start of this year Grenoble was described as ‘France’s Silicon Valley’ and listed as one of the most…
The EU is disintegrating before our eyes
Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls in an attempt to halt mass immigration is awkward for Keir Starmer. A fortnight…
Michel Barnier puts the French left to shame
The French left took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister.…
Keir Starmer is falling into the same trap as Francois Hollande
There has been no honeymoon for Keir Starmer after his election victory in July. That is hardly a surprise as…
Michel Barnier is France’s new PM. It’s hard to think of a worse job
Michel Barnier is the new prime minister of France. Best known in Britain as the EU’s chief negotiator during the…
Why France blames Britain for the Channel migrant crisis
Only hours after twelve migrants drowned attempting to reach England from France another group set out. This time they were…
How long can Macron ignore French voters?
It was way back in the first week of July that the French went to the polls to elect a…
Angela Merkel played a key role in the rise of the AfD
To no one’s great surprise, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) romped to victory in Sunday’s election in the eastern state of…
‘France killed my husband’ – the rising anger of the gendarmes
A gendarme was killed in France on Monday evening when a driver ran him over at a routine roadside checkpoint in…
Britain should exploit the mess Macron has made of France
Whether one is a Leaver or a Remainer, for most Britons Brexit has not worked out the way they wanted.…
French Jews are living in fear
The Paralympics begin in Paris tomorrow but the feel-good factor generated in France by the Olympic Games at the start…
The Islamists want to silence music the way they have free speech
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on Friday at a festival in Germany that left three people…
Why aren’t left-wing anti-immigration parties called fascists?
It is almost six years to the day since the charismatic German left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht launched a new movement…
This is only the start of the small boats crisis
Illegal immigrants continue to flow into England across the calm waters of the Channel. The latest data from the Home Office…
Why there is no two-tier policing in France
The phrase ‘without fear or favour’ has been much in the news of late. Whether the maxim is still applicable…
No EU migrant deal will stop the small boats
The sea lanes of Europe were busy last weekend. On Sunday, more than 700 migrants crossed the Channel from France…
Macron’s Olympic truce is well and truly over
Emmanuel Macron believes that the Paris Olympics have shown the world the ‘true face of France’. The Games were indeed…
Europe is worried that Britain’s riots might spread
The riots that have erupted across England in the last week have been splashed across Europe’s newspapers and broadcast on…
Even France is surprised by Britain’s riots
The riots that have erupted across Britain in the last week have been reported extensively in France. The centre-right Le Figaro describes…
The filthy Seine is a fitting symbol of Macron’s chaotic Olympics
The good news for France is that their athletes have been winning some medals in the Paris Olympics. The bad…
Was the far left to blame for France’s Olympic railway chaos?
Trains are again running normally in France today after engineers worked over the weekend to repair the damage caused by…
Chaos ensues hours before the Olympics
France’s Olympics could not have got off to a worse start. Hundreds of thousands of train passengers have been left…
France descends into chaos on the Olympics’ opening day
France’s Olympics could not have got off to a worse start. Hundreds of thousands of train passengers have been left…
Why can’t French progressives be more civil?
There was a muted reaction among the French political class to the attempt on Donald’s Trump’s life. Keir Starmer sent…
Will the Paris Olympics be the final nail in Macron’s coffin?
The mayor of Paris went for a swim in the Seine on Wednesday and emerged invigorated. The water, said Anne…
