Emmanuel Macron
Don’t bet against Emmanuel Macron
It’s nice to be back on the old continent again, especially after getting within a couple of hundred yards of…
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…
Macron vs the deep state
French diplomats are on strike today. But will anyone notice? Not to be immodest, I am especially well qualified to…
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…
Can anyone stop Emmanuel Macron?
If they weren’t insufficiently weary of politicians, the French will be invited to vote all over again for the Assemblée…
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…
Narcissist vs fantasist: France’s gruesome choice
France faces a gruesome choice
Le Pen drives Paris mad. That’s why her voters love her
When asked to define Marine Le Pen in a single word, a majority of French people came up with ‘cats’…
The French election should be a warning for Boris
In just over a week’s time, Emmanuel Macron will most likely win a second term. He has the opponent he…
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.…
Like him or loathe him, Macron is Europe's driving force
If you want to know why Marine Le Pen almost certainly won’t win the French presidency on 24 April, listen…
Progressives vs populists: Macron, Orban and Europe’s faultline
It’s the progressives vs the populists, Macron vs Orban
Macron is the Messiah for French millennials
Emmanuel Macron welcomed the faithful to Paris on Saturday at a rally in the west of the capital. I know…
The Macron Paradox
With just 24 days to go before the first round of French presidential voting, the political landscape has become borderline surreal,…
Macron, the reverse Zelensky
Which Western leader has been the most shameless when it comes to Ukraine? America’s Vice President ‘Calamity’ Kamala Harris is another…
Macron appears unassailable
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France for whom few voters have expressed much affection, is suddenly the leader of a…
What's behind the wave of French police suicides?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last week the western media has focused on little else. In Britain this concentration is understandable:…
Why does Macron keep meddling in international crises?
Macron’s global posturing may prove to be his downfall
Has Putin outplayed Macron in Africa?
While the world is focused on Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron has withdrawn all French forces from Mali. Last weekend, thousands of…
Macron’s diplomatic failure in Russia was still a political success
President Emmanuel Macron may or may not have imagined that his mission to Moscow would head off armed conflict in…
Is President Macron’s re-election as safe as it looks?
In February 1995, Jacques Chirac was at 12 per cent in the polls. Two months later he was president. Two…
Shadows of Macron: could Valérie Pécresse become France’s first female president?
Could Valérie Pécresse become France’s first female president?
Eric Zemmour isn’t to blame for France’s anti-Semitism crisis
Emmanuel Macron sees anti-Semitism everywhere except where it really lurks. Earlier this month his government accused protesters opposed to the…
Macron's vaccine culture war
When French prime minister Jean Castex and health minister Olivier Véran held a press conference last week, they outlined the timetable…
Has Macron shot France's energy industry in the foot?
Gas prices are soaring. Europe could be about to witness electricity shortages. Power companies are collapsing by the day, and,…