French Politics
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
Collapse of the cordon sanitaire
The success of nationalists is shaking European politics
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
Who will be Macron’s dauphin?
And what does it mean to be the heir to Macronism anyway
The French disorder
France needs more realism about its social decay
Liberty, fraternity, animosity
The right-wing turn in France
The empire strikes back
France is going to the polls in the shadow of its colonial past
The resurrection of France?
A third way to the cynical politics of Macron and Le Pen exists
Le Pen surging as France prepares to go to the polls
France’s establishment parties are nowhere in Sunday’s election
Liberté autorité identité
France pivots to liberal authoritarianism, not conservatism
The National Trust should act its age
Our main heritage conservation charity wants to be down with the kids
The space man
Thomas Müller has provided great sporting inspiration
The students are revolting
Far too many young people are sheltered from the real world by their university education
The intimacy of thoughts
An excess of technology burdens a cerebral adaptation
Stop pampering the left’s attack dog
Hope not Hate are not a reliable judge of what constitutes dangerous extremism
Living in the 80s
Did popular culture peak four decades ago?
JD Vance’s tech policy is a MAGA microcosm
Does JD Vance hope to restore the Jeffersonian tradition of freedom?
A guide to British electoral vocabulary
From “adviser” to “woman”, here is what it really means
National disservice
Young people have little to be grateful for, so why should they “give back”?
Humza Yousaf, global citizen
Britain needs one, and only one, foreign policy
Lettuce be, Liz
Liz Truss’s account of her woeful reign is packed with disingenuity and conceit
