France
The myth of migrants ‘flocking’ to Britain’s ‘soft touch’ benefits system
The desire to 'get on' isn't confined to affluent Westerners.
For all its faults, the world needs a strong France
And lack of economic ‘reform’ is thanks to the right rather than the left.
Hollande is lost: the Left should speak against the German right’s obsessions
The rift in the French government speaks more broadly to what the left-wing narrative should sound like on the austerity obsessions of Germany and the European Union
The far-right and radical Islamists are finding common ground in homophobia, anti-Semitism and conspiracy theories
The radical right and radical Islamists are seen as mortal enemies. But in Europe they are increasingly finding common ground.
France: President Hollande caves in to right-wing hysteria on family law
France’s Socialist government has dropped plans to update family law after protests by conservative groups.
So how does it work, the Quenelle?
The Quenelle openly refers to Nazism, but its link to Nazism and antisemitism is also vigorously denied.