Feature: Could Pension Reform End Macron?
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.
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Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
Novara 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
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.
Novara 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?
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?
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
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
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.
Analysis: Why Did Independence Parties Boycott New Caledonia’s Referendum?
Adrian Muckle
In French-ruled New Caledonia, Indigenous Kanak have long been struggling for independence. With the 12 December referendum boycotted by pro-independence groups, French intransigence risks derailing the peaceful decolonisation process.
Novara Live: 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.
Long Read: Forget ‘Liberté’ – 17th-Century Indigenous Americans Knew a Lot More About Freedom Than Their French Colonisers
David Graeber and David Wengrow
On issues like personal freedom, gender equality, sexual mores and popular sovereignty, indigenous American attitudes were far more progressive than 17th-century European ones - and far more like our own, write David Wengrow and the late David Graeber.
Novara FM: 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.