Opinion

London and Paris have a lot in common really

The British and the French form “un couple infernal.” The two nations coexist in close geographical proximity and are bound together by a long history of affection and aversion. The aversion part is more widely noticed than the mutual respect. A 1980s TV sketch, featuring the comic Rowan...

Opinion

The glue of the United Kingdom is slowly dissolving

Six years ago Scotland voted by a 10-point margin to stay part of the U.K. Yet the last nine consecutive opinion polls show the backing for leave as high as 58 per cent, and averaging at 53 per cent. This sustained lead for independence spells trouble for Boris Johnson’s government, which fear...

Opinion

Boris Johnson’s enemy has weaknesses, too

According to London gossip, Keir Starmer, the Labour Party’s new leader, is the real-life prototype of the handsome human rights lawyer who’s the chief love interest in the film “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” Whatever the truth of that fanciful story, Starmer has made a smoot...