David Lawday
Articles by David Lawday
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Politics
Tony Blair's surprising ally
- 17 June 2002
Has the Third Way at last found a soulmate across the Channel? David Lawday reports from Paris
Politics
A campaign that smells like a sausage
- 29 April 2002
France's electoral system, a Gaullist relic, was an accident waiting to happen. It has turned politics into low music hall. David Lawday reports from Paris
Politics
The socialist and the alchemist
- 15 April 2002
Most French voters can't tell the difference between Jospin and Chirac. Maybe, after the forthcoming elections, they will just swap places
Society
The New Statesman Profile - Valery Giscard d'Estaing
- 04 March 2002
He sees himself as Europe's George Washington, who can at last enjoy the grandeur he has sought for so long. Valery Giscard d'Estaing profiled
Politics
Another leader who's had a good war
- 17 December 2001
The German economy may be in trouble but, since 11 September, Gerhard Schroder has won Blair-like levels of popularity
Politics
The New Statesman Interview - Bernard Kouchner
- 08 October 2001
France's health minister says Britain is wrong about the NHS - too little money, too much talk of privatisation. Bernard Kouchner interviewed
Politics
It's a window! It's a gate! It's the euro!
- 17 September 2001
The French are cheerful about giving up the franc. It's less than 200 years old and it was always changing anyway
Politics
Un-American activities rule in France
- 18 June 2001
You have big government. You also have good food, a 35-hour week and trains that run on time. So why change? David Lawdayreports from Paris
Politics
The end of Paris as we love it?
- 26 March 2001
To take the French capital, the left had to strike a deal with the Greens. The price may be the loss of what makes the city special, argues David Lawday
