Who can stop Marine Le Pen from becoming the next President of the Republic? She can. Shadow campaigning in the most dangerous of French elections has been under way for months. The real business starts now. Seven months before the first round on April 18... See more
Normandy is celebrated for camembert, calvados and rain. Rain this summer is just a memory. The green hills, forests apart, have turned yellow and then grey. A week ago the large field across the valley was still dark with maize. It is now a dusty yellow ... See more
Marine Le Pen's decision to appeal to France’s highest court could, in theory, explode in her face just before the presidential election next April and May. Le Pen would lose if she wins but she could win if she loses. More likely, her lawyers intend to u... See more
What is France’s most successful industry and most prolific export? Wine? Cheese? Posh leather handbags? No, France’s most impressive achievement in 2026 is the quality and quantity of its football. Its greatest export is footballers. France’s third succe... See more
The law is NOT mightier than Le Pen. A myth was born on Tuesday. Call it what you like. The “resurrection of a messiah”. “The defeat of the system”. “Name on the trophy”. Marine Le Pen has “defeated the political and legal establishment”. She has “returne... See more
