Emmanuel Macron
Napoleon Bonaparte: A PR nightmare
On the bicentenary of his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains a curiously stubborn rampart of cultural history in France and beyond
Brexit’s best argument
VDL’s hapless performance must be delighting Brexiteers
Power to the pigs and les keufs
France is competing with the UK to be every bit as draconian and liberty-infringing
The meek inherit nothing
Islamism is increasingly held not to be a deviant from Islam, but an orthodox aim of the “religion of peace”
History in the Age of Woke
Macron aims to rewrite history, with Britain not far behind
NATO’s at war with itself
Russia looks set to enjoy the fragility of its great adversary, the Atlantic Alliance
We can all be Gaullists today
Britain sustained de Gaulle. The general’s views on Britain should resonate now.
Macron needs another reboot
The French people are not happy. Can their President do anything to change that?
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
How the government’s maternity bill seeks to deny the reality of sex
The avoidance of the word “woman” in relation to pregnancy is part of a wider assault on women’s rights from transgender activists
Henpecked Harry & Badgered Boris?
The Prince and the Prime Minister have more in common than we might think
Radio cashes in on theatre’s loss
Radio drama is prone to over-signalling regional differences, says Anne McElvoy
The fine art of beetroot
Lisa Hilton swoons over postmodern but pricy three-star brilliance in Paris
Regulating the afterlife of Ministers
In light of the Greenshill Affair, John Bowers explains how Lord Pickles should lead the advisory committee
LGB Alliance and the wokerati meltdown
Backlash to the LGB Alliance’s charitable status shows that organisations which once stood-up for the right to be homosexual now undermine the concept
Murders for early May
From seedy sex clubs to the streets of Paris: Jeremy Black selects British Library Crime Classics to enjoy over the May Bank Holiday
Blueprints for laughter, life, love and belonging
Fiction works on the understanding that none of it really happened; we agree to believe it anyway, says John Self
The idealisation of everyday life
Natascha Engel delves into Marc Stears’s new book, and asks: is there anything in here that will help us rebuild the Red Wall without losing our big city majorities?
Schools must fight to defend freedom of expression
The cowardice of senior staff at Batley Grammar should be a lesson to all educationalists about the importance of defending open discussion