Could Pension Reform End Macron?
Olly Haynes
Millions are rallying against him.
Tag: france
Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?
Michael Chessum
A lack of political memory could be the left’s kryptonite.
Deliveroo Thinks France Has the ‘Most Progressive’ Gig Economy. Deliveroo Has Been Fined for Workers’ Rights Abuses in France
Polly Smythe
The company was accused of “willful infringement” of employment law.
No, Higher Wages Won’t Fix the Cost of Living Crisis
Matteo Tiratelli
But we should demand them anyway.
Terfs Are Marginal in France. A New Media Platform Plans to Keep It That Way
Olly Haynes
Liberté, egalité, transfemininité.
Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting
Ell Folan
Left for dead? Non.
French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?
Hanna Bechiche
Persecuted by centrists and the far right alike, Muslims want more.
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.
Le Pen Lost – But the Far Right Didn’t
Aurelien Mondon
She still took 41.5% of the vote.
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.
What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?
Ell Folan
It was downhill from Hollande.
When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?
Ell Folan
In 2016, Vox won 0.2% in Spain. It's now polling at 23%.
Here’s an Easy Fix for the Cost of Living Crisis: Cut Bosses’ Profits
James Meadway
It's a fate worse than death for the big business-loving Tories.
The UK Border Regime Extends a Whole Lot Further Than France
Zoe Gardner
Priti Patel wants to shift responsibility for refugees on to the rest of the world.
Why Did Independence Parties Boycott New Caledonia’s Referendum?
Adrian Muckle
Hardline French loyalists are risking a return to the rifts of the 1980s.
Johnson & Macron Trade Blows While People Drown
A war of words between Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron has turned a humanitarian crisis into a diplomatic spat. Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the undignified politics of the UK/French border.
Forget ‘Liberté’ – 17th-Century Indigenous Americans Knew a Lot More About Freedom Than Their French Colonisers
David Graeber and David Wengrow
Just look at their abolitionist justice system.
From War to Constitution—and the Problem of England
Linda Colley takes James Butler through the age of war and revolution which gave birth to the modern constitution – and peers into England’s political future.