France’s political upheaval is bad news for Ukraine
It has been a bad few days for Volodymyr Zelensky. The president of Ukraine must have covered his face with…
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is on course to take power
Emmanuel Macron suffered the biggest humiliation of his presidency on Sunday evening as his Renaissance party was beaten into third…
Will Marine Le Pen finish what her father started?
France votes today. If the opinion polls are correct Marine Le Pen’s National Rally will be the big winner in…
France’s ‘Somewheres’ want revenge
The builder who has been working on my house in Burgundy will be voting for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally…
Meloni is furious at the EU’s centrist stitch-up
The European Union has reached an agreement on the bloc’s political leadership for the next five years – and in the…
The shooting of Nahel Merzouk still haunts France
One year ago today, a 17-year-old called Nahel Merzouk was fatally shot by a policeman as he sped away from…
Will the French Blob thwart Marine Le Pen?
The National Rally presented its manifesto to the French people on Monday ahead of Sunday’s first round of voting in…
French football is suffering from election fever
If England’s excuse for their inept performances is Gareth Southgate, what explains France’s failure to come to life at this…
Is Jean-Luc Melenchon the most dangerous man in France?
The figurehead of the far left and the man who dreams of becoming Prime Minister of France declared this week:…
France under Macron keeps getting worse
The warnings continue to come thick and fast in France about the disaster that could befall the Republic on 7…
France’s left-wing coalition would unleash migrant chaos on Britain
Emmanuel Macron has described the left-wing coalition’s manifesto as ‘totally immigrationist’. The Popular Front, which brings together Communists, Greens, Socialists…
Kylian Mbappé’s veiled Le Pen warning won’t save Macron
France’s prime minister was out and about on Monday mixing with the proles south of Paris. ‘I’m going to shake…
Why the French left hate Macron as much as Le Pen
Over a quarter of a million people marched through France on Saturday and I was among their ranks as an…
A left-wing government would spell tragedy for France
It has been the craziest week in French politics for decades but for the Republic’s police it’s business as usual.…
Macron has unleashed political chaos on France
It is difficult to see how France will emerge from next month’s election peacefully. Flames are licking at the edges…
Can a ragtag coalition stop Marine Le Pen?
The left in France may not be much good at winning elections but they are excellent when it comes to…
How France’s shy Le Pen voters caused a political earthquake
Emmanuel Macron visited Oradour-sur-Glane on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary since the village in central France was liquidated by SS…
French voters have delivered a damning verdict on Macron
I sensed something significant was going to unfold on Sunday as I took my morning coffee at our village café.…
Macron’s snap election is his biggest gamble yet
Emmanuel Macron tonight dissolved France’s National Assembly and announced there will be new parliamentary elections with the first round of…
The 28-year-old who legitimised Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally – formerly the National Front – is expected to triumph for a third time running…
Why are Europe’s progressives often intolerant?
For Robert Fico it was a bullet, for Nigel Farage it was a milkshake. The targeting of both men demonstrates the…
The political appropriation of D-Day
If there is one place to avoid this week it is Normandy. The global elite are in town to commemorate…
Was Farage inspired by the rise of Le Pen?
The last time Nigel Farage stood for parliament was in 2015. He wasn’t elected, and it was his seventh failure…
Bashing Brexit won’t help Macron defeat Le Pen
The Prime Minister of France has warned his people that any form of Frexit would leave them weeping into their…
Why are French politicians obsessed with world war two?
War talk is all the rage in France. The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are often cited, but the war…
