France
Hubris of a scientific giant
The disgrace of Didier Raoult, the scientific giant who touted a worthless Covid “cure”
The French disorder
France needs more realism about its social decay
Jeu, set et match
France’s tennis troubles
Toryism à la mode
Could the legacy of French Gaullism breathe life into a listless British conservatism?
The Revolution’s shadow
How did conflict affect British politics?
Ententes cordiales
The King causes controversy
Empire by way of Europe
A new book places the quest to keep Algeria French squarely at the centre of European integration
A study in radical rhetoric
We can disagree with Annie Ernaux’s politics while saying she deserves her Nobel Prize
Lola and the silence
French politicians cannot face facts
Saints and sinners
The dotty suggestion the Queen be canonised is an expression of a hope she will not be forgotten
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
