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OPINION: Macron failed to do a De Gaulle on Britain. But why did he even try?

OPINION: Macron failed to do a De Gaulle on Britain. But why did he even try?

French President Emmanuel Macron misread the mood of the EU, over-estimated his influence and let his arrogance and inexperience take over, writes John Lichfield.

ANALYSIS: Brexit vs Gilets Jaunes - is Britain or France in the greater crisis?

ANALYSIS: Brexit vs Gilets Jaunes - is Britain or France in the greater crisis?

EXPLAINED: Rail services in rural France could soon be derailed

EXPLAINED: Rail services in rural France could soon be derailed

ANALYSIS: The burning of the Champs Elysées does not mark a new beginning more like a last hoorah

ANALYSIS: The burning of the Champs Elysées does not mark a new beginning more like a last hoorah

EXPLAINED: The 'absurd slaughterhouse' that leaves France with a shortage of doctors

EXPLAINED: The 'absurd slaughterhouse' that leaves France with a shortage of doctors

OPINION: Muslim headscarves are legal in France, so why the moral panic about a sports hijab?

OPINION: Muslim headscarves are legal in France, so why the moral panic about a sports hijab?

ANALYSIS: Where does all the hatred towards Jews in France come from?

ANALYSIS: Where does all the hatred towards Jews in France come from?

ANALYSIS: The yellow vests and France’s new wave of anti-Semitism

ANALYSIS: The yellow vests and France’s new wave of anti-Semitism

OPINION: Do the French deserve France?

OPINION: Do the French deserve France?

OPINION: Why Macron's efforts to calm the rebellion could end in disaster

OPINION: Why Macron's efforts to calm the rebellion could end in disaster

OPINION: France's 'yellow vest' conflict is heading into calamitous new territory

OPINION: France's 'yellow vest' conflict is heading into calamitous new territory

OPINION: A new tidal wave of disinformation is dividing France and there's no easy fix

OPINION: A new tidal wave of disinformation is dividing France and there's no easy fix

OPINION: Make no mistake, raising bilingual kids in France is an intensive daily workout

OPINION: Make no mistake, raising bilingual kids in France is an intensive daily workout

ANALYSIS: Is the gilets jaunes backlash under way in France?

ANALYSIS: Is the gilets jaunes backlash under way in France?

Q&A on France's yellow vests: Why are they still protesting and who is to blame for the violence?

Q&A on France's yellow vests: Why are they still protesting and who is to blame for the violence?

2018

ANALYSIS: The yellow rebellion is threatening to engulf France - Macron must act

ANALYSIS: The yellow rebellion is threatening to engulf France - Macron must act

ANALYSIS: The savage violence in Paris was not a protest, it was an insurrection

ANALYSIS: The savage violence in Paris was not a protest, it was an insurrection

OPINION: Why French fishermen SHOULD be allowed to fish in UK waters after Brexit

OPINION: Why French fishermen SHOULD be allowed to fish in UK waters after Brexit

OPINION: Macron beware, France's 'yellow vest' rebels will not retreat easily

OPINION: Macron beware, France's 'yellow vest' rebels will not retreat easily

Why France's high-vis drivers' rebellion is about more than just petrol prices

Why France's high-vis drivers' rebellion is about more than just petrol prices

OPINION: Brexit deal does not deliver on the rights of Britons in Europe

OPINION: Brexit deal does not deliver on the rights of Britons in Europe

OPINION: Macron's attack on Trump's nationalism was welcome but may prove unwise

OPINION: Macron's attack on Trump's nationalism was welcome but may prove unwise

OPINION: Bashing the French for Britain's Brexit mess just won't wash

OPINION: Bashing the French for Britain's Brexit mess just won't wash

OPINION: 'France should get tough on hunters... but it probably won't'

OPINION: 'France should get tough on hunters... but it probably won't'

2017

'The EU should not allow the symbol of peace in Europe to become a symbol of waste'

'The EU should not allow the symbol of peace in Europe to become a symbol of waste'

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