Gavin Mortimer

France is spiralling out of control

25 August 2023 7:09 pm

It’s been a brutal month in France but one would barely know it from the reaction of much of the…

The developing world has grown tired of Britain’s hypocrisy

23 August 2023 4:00 pm

The timing could not have been worse for Rishi Sunak. Just days after it was confirmed by Downing Street that…

Enforce the borders, stop the boats, save lives

18 August 2023 6:15 pm

Rishi Sunak has failed in his pledge to ‘Stop the Boats’, and the £480 million deal he signed with France…

Macron doesn’t care about migrants crossing the Channel

15 August 2023 8:59 pm

The British government is reportedly ‘frustrated’ with France for its failure to stem the numbers of migrants making their way…

Europe’s migrant crisis is about to get much worse

11 August 2023 6:44 pm

The first time Mohamed Bazoum came to the attention of the European media was in the aftermath of the Great…

Macron can’t escape blame for France’s failures in Africa

9 August 2023 9:20 pm

Emmanuel Macron was the recipient of a letter on Monday from nearly 100 senators from across France’s political spectrum. The…

Macron is pushing France to tipping point

4 August 2023 6:53 pm

In the last three years, Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Niger have all undergone coup d’états. The most recent…

Is France’s loss Russia’s gain in Niger?

1 August 2023 7:21 pm

France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Niger following the coup d’état in the west African country on 26…

The French police have lost faith in the judiciary

29 July 2023 5:00 pm

Emmanuel Macron broke his silence about the recent riots in France at the start of this week. In a speech…

What the French media can learn from the Farage banking scandal

26 July 2023 8:42 pm

Geoffroy Lejeune knows how Nigel Farage feels. Like the former Ukip leader turned TV host, Lejeune’s ‘values’ have made him…

Could Ulez lead to Sadiq Khan’s downfall?

23 July 2023 6:11 pm

Emmanuel Macron has spoken of his fear of France’s ‘fragmentation’ and of the nation’s ‘division’ following the riots that reduced…

Will the French riots spawn a new generation of jihadists?

17 July 2023 5:44 pm

Apart from the 96 arrests and 255 burned cars, Bastille Day passed off without a hitch in France. A bullish…

Where did it all go so wrong for Emmanuel Macron?

14 July 2023 7:54 pm

It is Bastille day in France but few people are in the mood for festivities. The riots of a fortnight…

What was Algeria’s role in the French riots?

12 July 2023 5:26 pm

In March 2012 a French Algerian called Mohammed Merah murdered three soldiers and shot dead three Jewish children and a…

Who really helped end the French riots?

6 July 2023 6:00 pm

It wasn’t president Macron who brought six days of rioting in France to an end, nor the brave bands of…

France’s riots have left the country more divided than ever

5 July 2023 8:28 pm

There is a myth of France, specifically of its banlieues, that has been frequently repeated in recent days. Descriptions of…

France’s riots are fuelling division over Europe’s migrant crisis

3 July 2023 5:07 pm

The riots that have ravaged France in recent days have given Eric Zemmour a second wind. The leader of the…

France wants Macron to send in the army

2 July 2023 4:43 am

Nearly three quarters of French people think it’s time for President Macron to send in the army to restore order…

Is it safe for France to host the Rugby World Cup?

1 July 2023 4:45 pm

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in just under ten weeks with hosts France playing New Zealand in the Stade…

France is in danger of descending into anarchy

30 June 2023 4:32 pm

France endured its worst night of rioting yet on Thursday as violence continued across the country. For the third consecutive…

France is a country in chaos

29 June 2023 5:20 pm

Emmanuel Macron is facing arguably the gravest crisis of his presidency after a second night of rioting across France. Much…

France erupts in violence after police shoot dead a teenager

28 June 2023 5:21 pm

Much of Paris was a battleground on Tuesday evening as scores of youths rioted following the fatal shooting of a…

Europe is rapidly shifting to the right

27 June 2023 6:29 pm

‘The left is sweeping to power across Europe,’ suggested the headline in the Independent in September 2021. The newspaper called…

France is falling apart at the seams

23 June 2023 4:53 pm

Numerous heads of state from the third world are in Paris for a summit hosted by President Macron. The aim…

Is Macron having a Meloni makeover?

20 June 2023 5:14 pm

Emmanuel Macron never does anything by chance, so why did he allow himself to be filmed downing a beer in…