France
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
France and the Queen
A sense of what was lost
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
The French far right are losers
Will Rassemblement National will ever be the ruling party?
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
