If you don’t speak French, how can you judge if Charlie Hebdo is racist?
Prominent writers have chosen to boycott a PEN gala in honour of Charlie Hebdo. But are they in any position to…
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French-bashing, my phantom chat with Nicola Sturgeon… and remembering Gallipoli
French ambassador Sylvia Bermann gives the final word on Sturgeon’s alleged support of the Tories.
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Mare Nostrum and the high price of guarding “our sea”
It seems that the British government views migrant deaths as a useful deterrent, but criminal activity remains unaffected by the…
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Perestroika is turning 30 – so why aren’t Russians celebrating?
I was six when perestroika was introduced, and I remember the benefits. So why aren’t Russians looking back fondly to…
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Marine Le Pen repudiates her (racist) dad Jean-Marie, calling his strategy political suicide
Marine Le Pen has declared that her father Jean-Marie can no longer “hold the party hostage” following his recent remarks…
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Women urinating on the street in the small hours: the mark of a Britain in crisis, or the ultimate bonding experience?
Bond-forming though it may be, weeing in public is not ideal for women. And even Scandinavians haven’t found the solution.
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From popular leader to enemy of the west: it is 15 years since Putin came to power
The Russian president has been in power in some capacity for 15 years. Is his political autumn finally looming?
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No survivors after crash of German A320 flight in French Alps, which was “crashed deliberately“
Update (26/03/2015): Reuters is reporting that the co-pilot of Airbus A320 appears to have crashed the plane deliberately. He has been…
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