The Democrats’ coming winter of discontent

How France became Europe’s Wild West

Europe

It’s not much fun being a Parisian these days unless, of course, you’re a person of importance who has private transport and a security detail

Gavin Mortimer

Yet Mayor Anne Hidalgo believes the Paris games will be a wonderful occasion

Gavin Mortimer

Few will miss them, certainly not staff at the city’s hospitals who had to treat accident victims

Gavin Mortimer

Raising her political profile from Paris to the national stage may prove unwise

Jonathan Miller

Europe

Monsieur Le President has been saved by COVID

Jonathan Miller

Europe
August 31, 2021
Anne Hidalgo’s socialist reign of error in Paris
The mayor of Paris is a woman untouched by self-doubt
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
Europe
August 28, 2020
France has partly seen sense on face masks
But to see someone on the streets in Paris without a mask has become increasingly rare in recent weeks
Gavin Mortimer
Europe
March 3, 2020
Paris is increasingly lawless — but the middle-classes don’t seem to care
Paris is not yet burning, but it will need a tough, honest and determined mayor to make the people feel more secure
Gavin Mortimer