New Statesman -

Danger man?

David Lawday — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The one thing everybody knew they would get from Nicolas Sarkozy was change. So no one will be surprised if the new French president goes into pitched battle with the trade unions and gets tough on immigration. He might even fall out with Gordon.

S�go: can she yet win?

David Lawday — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on the French elections

The days of grandeur are over

David Lawday — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Whoever wins France's presidential elections will enjoy more power than any other western leader. Expect big changes in foreign policy, from America to Africa

S�go tilts towards the right

David Lawday — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on the French elections

Marriage made in heaven

David Lawday — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

As France braces itself for next year's presidential election, all eyes are on two media creations, Sarko and S�go. Both break the mould

A nation at war with itself

David Lawday — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on Paris

Vive la Terreur de la justice!

David Lawday — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Thirteen people jailed for child abuse were cleared by a French court in 2004. Now, a parliamentary probe into the case is reviving fears about the fairness of France's legal system, reports David Lawday

A triumph of the right

David Lawday — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Europe - The paradox of France's stunning No vote is that, while it leaves Chirac a lame duck, it damaged the divided Socialist Party even more. The PS now faces many years in the political wilderness

The French keep it in the family

David Lawday — Mon, 23 May 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Blair ruins the French dream

David Lawday — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT

With Britain at its heart, the EU isn't what it once was - and now France is just as vitriolic about "English Europe" as the Tories are about Brussels. By David Lawday in Paris