French MPs pass law to make gay conversion therapy illegal It follows reports of ‘hundreds of recent cases’ using techniques including hypnosis, electric shocks and forced heterosexual marriage
'Human' Hollande delights cold crowds in London Long, cold, wait fails to put people off queuing in early February outside a French bookshop in London to meet former president in town to sign copies of his book Lessons of Power
Aznavour to have hommage national, Macron confirms President Emmanuel Macron is to speak at the hommage national for the late singer Charles Aznavour, to be held at Les Invalides this Friday (October 5), it has been confirmed.
news France’s State of Emergency comes to an end today France’s State of Emergency (SE) is set to finish today, after a record 719 days, as President Emmanuel Macron’’s new anti-terrorism laws come into force instead.
Honeymoon is over but the seduction must continue Simon Heffer, the renowned political commentator and historian, turns his gaze to French politics
France honours parents who raise large families Did you know that France awards medals to parents who have raised large families?
Past failures should not define future of France | Simon Heffer If you thought President Hollande's grasp of political reality was shaky, he's nothing compared to others in his party
French left has to move on from 1946 or it’s finished | Simon Heffer The conversation on the left about whether President Hollande should stand in the Parti Socialiste primary, or, whether he does or not, which other prominent leftist should carry the banner for socialism in the presidential election next year, creates a surreal impression.
Tax cuts promised, but days later a new regional tax is revealed HARD-pressed households have been promised tax cuts to boost their spending but while the government is reducing its own tax intake from their wallets it has at the same time given regions more power to dip into those same wallets.
France needs a president who has not already failed | Simon Heffer The renowned political commentator and historian, turns his gaze to French politics