March 2, 2018
To the dismay of Brexiteers a hard-left Labour leader now appears more in tune with the business establishment than the splintered Tories, writes Murray Ritchie. Slowly but inexorably the divisions over Brexit…
October 5, 2017
A slightly diminished Merkel could not have wished for anything better in her changed circumstances than an ambitious, reform-minded and determined French partner, Geoff Kitney writes. Europe is a hard story to…
June 12, 2017
Add together the Scottish contingent in the Commons – 35 SNP, 13 Tories, seven Labour and four Liberal Democrats – and you find a formidable bloc for Britain either remaining in the…
May 7, 2017
The torch of the Lumières has been passed onto Emmanuel Macron. The signs are that it will be a heavy load to carry, writes John Egan from Paris. Over the past nine…
April 27, 2017
It would be consistent with the nationalistic mood of the times if, whatever the outcome of the election, France seeks to tilt the rear view mirror to see its colonial past in…
April 23, 2017
To represent the status quo and the existing political establishment tonight proved a toxic cocktail in French politics, writes John Egan in Paris. In tonight’s first round of the French presidential election,…
April 19, 2017
If this election is going to be the Brexit election it is also going to be one that could decide the future of the British Union, reports Murray Ritchie from Scotland. So…
April 5, 2017
With 19 days to go before the first round of the French presidential election, last night a Grand Debat – that lasted almost four hours – was held for all 11 candidates…
January 29, 2017
John Egan reporting from Paris. Once again it seems that the status quo is a poisoned recipe in politics. Another election has seen a candidate with policies that not so long ago…
November 27, 2016
The politician they called “Mister Nobody” now looks more like “The Man with No Name”. In this year of political surprises, few can claim as stunning an upset as François Fillon. On…