As Harold Macmillan said to Alec Douglas-Home in 1963 when he handed over his office at 10 Downing Street: “Our country is doing very well. And, as long as you don’t invade Afghanistan, you’ll be just fine too. Advice that…
Listen to this article : What is happening in Afghanistan, and the tragedy that awaits those who remain trapped there after the departure of the Americans, should remind us of an obvious fact that is too often forgotten: any event,…
There are many ways to travel. And in these special times, when we have to give up the great expeditions, reading a good book is one of them. Whether it is a novel, a biography or an essay, a good…
Listen to this article : There are many reasons to fear the worst at this particular time, when everything is wavering: a pandemic that never ends; the climate that is becoming more violently disorganised than ever; diversity in perdition;…
Listen to this article: The beginning of summer 2021 will go down in history as a turning point, just like the summer of 1936, when the Western democracies chose to distract themselves rather than rearm in the face of…
Listen to this article : A thousand explanations have been offered for the massive abstention of voters in the last regional elections in France. There has been talk of bugs in the distribution of the professions of faith; of…
Listen to this article : Electrical and electronic draughtsman, qualified heat and surface treatment worker, vehicle mechanic and electronics technician, home help, domestic help, veterinary surgeon, carpenter, roofer, setter, surveyor, car bodyworker, miner, assembly line worker, building worker, dustman, road…
Listen to this article : These days, many people feel that French identity is under threat. They think, or they say, that our way of life and the very foundations of our nation are endangered; according to some, by…
Listen this article : Yes, I know, I am often accused of only seeing what is wrong, of only predicting the worst. Nothing could be further from the truth: I spend a lot of time, here and elsewhere, detecting…
