The empty rhetoric of ‘je suis Samuel’
France is in a war for its soul
Macron’s fight with the far left over extremism
The majority response to the French president’s promise to combat Islamic extremism is skepticism
Has terror returned to the streets of Paris?
A man attacked several people close to the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo with a meat cleaver
France has partly seen sense on face masks
But to see someone on the streets in Paris without a mask has become increasingly rare in recent weeks
The French coronavirus approach could be working
There’s a greater maturity in the way that the French press have covered the crisis and that’s reflected in the behavior of the people and politicians
What Blitz spirit? The Brits are showing a deep shelter mentality
Social distancing doesn’t do much for an esprit de corps
Emmanuel Macron is experiencing the calm before the storm
Bonne chance, Monsieur le president, you have won your ‘war’ but the peace may be harder to master.
Paris’s banlieues are burning once again
There have now been four successive nights of rioting
The snitches of Europe
Should we be surprised that the British have been as zealous as the French in denouncing each other?
France won’t be fooled by Macron’s radical reinvention
How long ago it feels since he strode regally into the Élysée with a vow to restore respect and dignity to the presidency
Coronavirus marks the end of open borders in Europe
Economically Europe may move to the left, but socially, the direction will be to the right
Liberté, égalité and fraternité are being put to the test in France
Memes have started circulating on social media, among which is one inviting people to name the day when they’ll crack
Is France being pushed to breaking point?
The school term officially ends this Friday and psychologically this will test the resolve of the country
Why does Britain lack the lockdown discipline of France?
Arguably no other country in the last half a century has undergone such a wholescale transformation of its national character than the British
My life as a French prisoner of coronavirus ‘war’
On my small fifth floor apartment I’ve devised a daily exercise routine using packs of bottled water as dumbbells and an extension cable as a skipping rope
Macron’s ‘war’ on coronavirus is bringing out the best and worst in Parisians
I had intended to return to Britain at the end of last week but I've decided to stick it out
What Pepys’s plague diaries can teach us about coronavirus
The diarist was afraid to wear a new wig in case it became infected
Paris is increasingly lawless — but the middle-classes don’t seem to care
Paris is not yet burning, but it will need a tough, honest and determined mayor to make the people feel more secure
Can Macron halt the rise of Islamic extremism?
The French left are ready to accommodate Islamists if they think it will boost their election prospects
Whatever happened to ‘Je suis Charlie’?
The magazine stands for the freedom to publish things others might vehemently disagree with
Boris Johnson could learn from Macron’s approach to extremism
Macron’s language is important. He takes aim at Salafism
Why are fewer Frenchwomen sunbathing topless?
The French have never been more sexually liberated than the British, Dutch, Italians or any other European nation
Could Marion Maréchal-Le Pen stop Macron winning a second term?
Maréchal’s decision is whether to challenge Macron in 2022, or wait another five years
France’s far-left are looking to Marine Le Pen as their savior
For the resurgent National Rally leader, revenge is on the menu
The yellow vests are at the vanguard of a politically incorrect uprising
For many in France the media and political class are indistinguishable
