Emmanuel Macron
Le Pen surging as France prepares to go to the polls
France’s establishment parties are nowhere in Sunday’s election
Gaullism at a crossroads
The French Right faces its old demons and its moment of truth
Le Pétain nouveau
France should look across the Channel before electing a journalist as president
Eric Zemmour: A French Trump?
Who is the dark horse of France’s presidential election?
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
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
