Agnes Poirier
Articles by Agnes Poirier
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Europe
Until now, Strauss-Kahn’s libido wasn’t a problem for the French
- 26 May 2011
- 5 comments
The IMF chief’s downfall has shaken a nation and halted the progress of its centre left.
Europe
Wake up, Sarko
- 05 February 2009
- 5 comments
As two million demonstrators proved last month, the French are furious, and not only about losing their jobs
Society
The Pope's plot
- 18 September 2008
- 9 comments
To speak of positive secularism is to imply that there are two kinds of secularism, one good, the other bad
Society
Sarkozy needs a lesson in European history
- 21 August 2008
- 1 comment
Swiftness is the French president's raison d'être
Society
Parent power confronts Sarkozy
- 10 July 2008
No French government has dared challenge a popular protest by millions of French people, especially when they take to the streets. Now they're taking to the schools...
Life & Society
In the eye of Hurricane Carla
- 03 April 2008
On a morning news programme, I'm asked whether Kevin Costner is on the longlist of the first lady's ex-lovers. I'd naively thought we would discuss Sarkozy's politics
Society
Another French paradox
- 31 January 2008
- 1 comment
Abroad, Kerviel is called "history's biggest rogue trader". In France, he's the "five billion whizz-kid"
Europe
A Frenchman’s air miles
- 24 January 2008
Agnès Poirier on Sarkozy’s habit of getting there first
