Feature: French Protesters Are Thinking Up New Ways to Stop Macron’s Pension Reforms
by Olly Haynes
At a massive May Day march in Paris, leftists say the movement needs to step up its actions to win. Olly Haynes reports.
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Report: French Leftwing Publisher Detained by UK Counter-Terrorism Police
by Olly Haynes
Publishers have criticised the ‘outrageous and unjustifiable infringements of basic principles of the freedom of expression’.
Report: France’s ‘Robin Hood’ Energy Workers Are Sending Cheap Electricity to Schools and Hospitals
by Olly Haynes
Striking workers are using sabotage tactics to fight for everyone.
Feature: Could Pension Reform End Macron?
by Olly Haynes
An attempt to raise the retirement age in France has sparked the biggest anti-government protests since the gilets jaunes. Olly Haynes reports.
Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?
by Michael Chessum
From Occupy Wall Street to Millbank, the generation that awoke in 2010 rejected left history, writes Michael Chessum. Is this why it's struggled to form a coherent political tradition?
Report: Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France
by Polly Smythe
The remarks were made by Peter Mandelson’s godson at a Labour Party fringe event sponsored by Deliveroo.
Analysis: No, Higher Wages Won’t Fix the Cost of Living Crisis
by Matteo Tiratelli
Sexy as degrowth may be on the left, it’s productivity gains that have driven rising living standards over the past half-century, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Report: Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
by Olly Haynes
Camped out in an empty Parisian office block, XY Media is a new media frontier of trans liberation. Olly Haynes reports.
Analysis: Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting
by Ell Folan
France’s election was contested by two rightwingers. But a new coalition suggests a radical left is rising once more.
Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?
by Hanna Bechiche
After five years of persecution on Emmanuel Macron's watch, Muslim voters want an alternative, writes Hanna Bechiche. Will the French left learn lessons from the election and bake anti-racism into its agenda?
Opinion: Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour Are Basically Tories
by Francesca Humi
Britain’s alarm about the French far right obscures an important fact, writes Francesca Humi: many of Le Pen’s ideas are already a reality in the UK.
Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner
Macron's election as French president might be a relief, but an unprecedented showing for the far right does not bode well for western democracies.
Analysis: Le Pen Lost – But the Far Right Didn’t
by Aurelien Mondon
Emmanuel Macron has been returned to the French presidency for a second term. His victory is more fragile than some might think, argues Aurelien Mondon.
Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day
Influential Tories have publicly called for Johnson to resign. With a Commons select committee set to investigate whether he deliberately misled parliament, are the walls finally closing in on the prime minister? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Analysis: What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?
by Ell Folan
In 2012, the centre-left Parti Socialiste held the presidency and a congressional majority. Now the party is on course to win just 2% in the upcoming presidential election. Ell Folan looks at what went wrong.
Analysis: When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?
by Ell Folan
The spiritual leader of the global far right is invading Ukraine. Meanwhile Vox, which won just 0.2% of the Spanish vote in 2016, is now outpolling the conservatives. If you’re wondering how we got here, you haven’t been paying attention, writes Ell Folan.
Opinion: Here’s an Easy Fix for the Cost of Living Crisis: Cut Bosses’ Profits
by James Meadway
The cost of living crisis is political, writes James Meadway. Just look at France's response compared to Britain's.
Analysis: The UK Border Regime Extends a Whole Lot Further Than France
by Zoe Gardner
From military support at the Polish border to funding detention centres in Africa, the UK's draconian immigration policy goes far beyond its own borders, writes Zoe Gardner.