France
The incestuous sins of the soixante-huitards
The secrets and lies of the Castro-loving 1960s revolutionaries who became part of the French establishment
Laughing laureate of Western decline
Michel Houellebecq’s prescient, mocking critiques of our debased modern world
French Class
Michael Collins looks back Bertrand Burgalat’s career as the architect for the modern French pop sound
French soul searching
The search engine that tells you if you are descended from slave owners
Obscure Rhone hunting
If in doubt while perusing a strange wine list, choose a bottle from France’s red wine powerhouse
French Connections
Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart France’s historical inheritance
France between Belle Epoque and Blitzkrieg
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about what made French politics and society distinctive in the decades before and after WWI
How liberal and egalitarian was nineteenth century France?
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the conflicts and continuities of France from Louis Philippe to the Belle Epoque
The British-French border con
In the English Channel, France fails and the British government spins
Understanding France’s newest terrorism
Lockdown interrupted terrorism, but the post-lockdown West is more permissive
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
On the deceptive use of words
We must be very careful with redefinitions of commonly understood words
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
Two-tier policing?
If the Government caves in on its buffer zone guidance, it will be mandating two-tier policing
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
