
Democracy Denied: French Constitutional Council Reinstates Low Emission Zones
The Constitutional Council is gradually becoming a sort of third chamber overturning political compromises approved by the nation’s elected representatives.

The Constitutional Council is gradually becoming a sort of third chamber overturning political compromises approved by the nation’s elected representatives.

A young Catholic man, peaceful and charitable by every account, went out to stand beside women who needed protection. For this, he was beaten to death by an organised mob. In any civilised country, this would be a moment of reckoning.

Mohamed Bakkali, convicted for helping organise the 2015 Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people, will be allowed to leave prison temporarily despite objections from Belgian prosecutors.

Immigration should no longer be treated only as a topic of debate, but as a driver of political change.

New French measure will block the “introduction,” “import,” and “marketing” of products using banned substances.

Mastering spelling and grammar should not be optional for pupils, but that is an unpopular view.

The new mayor is forced to act under the pressure of the public and the media.

Prosecutors suspect a prominent French politician of embezzlement, favouritism, unlawful taking of interest, and extortion.

Budget cuts imposed on trade unions or activist cultural organisations: what if this were simply a triumph of common sense?

600 actors and directors claim to be defending their independence—that is to say, their progressive agenda.