France
Good companions
Brigitte Macron agitated to be granted the title of Première Dame, hoping to emulate not Yvonne de Gaulle but Jackie Kennedy
Hero of the hour
Giles Watling asked the question that was on nobody’s lips, as he rushed to the Prime Minister’s rescue
Entering the populist Pyongyang
Your correspondent watches the far right debate immigration — but will he go native?
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
The wrong kind of groupthink
Why do so many economists deny that the value of money is related to its quantity?
Preaching to a dwindling choir
Once the default denomination of tycoons and the WASP elite, America’s Episcopal Church is struggling
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable