Macron needs another reboot
The French people are not happy. Can their President do anything to change that?
Temperature rises in Paris
Paris unlocks but restrictions remain in place to prevent rioting
Hope and recrimination in the City of Light
Macron gets a hard time but Paris is beginning to bustle
The liberation of Paris
Two excruciating months of lockdown have been lifted
Letter from Paris
Life goes on in the city of light – even if nobody knows quite what they should be doing
Paris on lockdown: ‘Eccentric’ running and a chastened president
Macron admits mistakes as quarantine continues in France
A dispatch from Paris under martial law
Is this what we should expect in London?
Fight fire with fire
Vladislav Davidzon watches French firefighters set themselves alight
The first rule of Plot Club is…
The Tories are absolutely, definitely, certainly not scheming to replace Rishi Sunak
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
The betrayal of Charlie Hebdo
The French intelligentsia has reneged on promises of fearless free speech and embraced a pervasive culture of censorship
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches
In memory of Lord Cormack
Britain has lost a wise and dedicated public servant
