Could Bruno Retailleau become France’s next president?
Emmanuel Macron appeared on French television last week and spoke for three hours without saying anything of interest. It was…
Britain is heading the way of France
The backlash against Keir Starmer has begun. Some senior figures within the Labour party have criticised the Prime Minister’s warning…
The hypocrisy of Britain’s military elite
Commemorations begin today to mark the eightieth anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. A military procession will leave Parliament Square…
The hypocrisy of Pakistan’s migrant expulsion plan
This month Pakistan has expelled more than 80,000 Afghans in what the government has labelled its Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan.…
Macron has let an epidemic of violence grip France
These have been terrible days in France. On Thursday, a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death and several of her…
What Pope Francis got wrong about illegal migration
Migrants have been pouring into the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa this month. Over 100 on Monday and 344 on Wednesday;…
What could France possibly teach America about free speech?
Nearly 300 academics have contacted a French university after it declared itself a safe space for those looking to flee…
Meloni’s mission to ‘make the West great again’ will infuriate Macron
Giorgia Meloni met Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday and stated her ambition to ‘make the West great…
Britain and France are too scared to tackle the migrant crisis
France has overtaken Germany as Europe’s top destination for asylum seekers. During the first quarter of 2025, France registered more…
Is France too weak to stop the violent attacks on its prisons?
A wave of violence is sweeping France as gunmen attack the country’s prisons. In some cases, vehicles belonging to prison…
Europe’s annual migrant crisis is just getting started
Irregular border crossings into the European Union dropped by 31 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 to 33,600.…
How the kebab mafia took over the French high street
Last week, the police in Britain launched a three-week operation codenamed ‘Machinize’. It began with nearly 300 raids on nail…
Why do the French hate J.D. Vance so much?
At the start of the month, J.D. Vance delivered the address at the Heritage Foundation in Washington for the premiere…
Will the EU crumble under Trump’s tariffs?
In the escalating trade war between America and China, the European Union risks being stranded in no man’s land. Donald…
Marine le Pen is far from finished
The right rarely take to the streets in France, but thousands gathered in Paris on Sunday to hear Marine Le…
How the French right can still win
Dixmont, Yonne It has been a terrible year for the Le Pen family. Jean-Marie died in the first week of…
Trump has finally ditched Macron for Marine Le Pen
It’s official, the bromance between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron is over. It had always been a rocky relationship but…
Marine Le Pen’s downfall is a gift to the National Rally
Marine Le Pen’s political career ended this morning when a Paris judge found her guilty of misusing EU funds. She…
Has French democracy been ‘executed?’
Marine Le Pen’s political career was ended on Monday when a Paris judge found her guilty of misusing European Union…
Macron wants to be France’s protector-in-chief
It has long been said by some of Emmanuel Macron’s opponents that he is a president who ‘governs by fear’.…
Could a headscarf row bring down France’s government?
Might a headscarf bring down France’s coalition government? The question of whether the Islamic garment should be permitted on the…
Emmanuel Macron has Trump déjà vu
Emmanuel Macron hosted Mark Carney at the Elysee on Monday as both France and Canada work out how best to…
Calin Georgescu is a victim of illiberal Europe
Violence erupted in Bucharest on Sunday evening after Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau disbarred Calin Georgescu from standing in May’s re-run…
What Reform can learn from France’s National Rally
The crisis currently ripping apart Reform is nothing new to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party. Indeed, the reason her…
‘Low-cost’ jihadists are Europe’s new danger
There is a new Islamist terror threat in Europe that the French describe as ‘low-cost terrorism’. The expression was deployed…
