Long reads Can they seize their golden chance? If France's Socialists are to exploit their country's crisis and win back power, they need a message By Adam Sage
Slobo runs rings round his accusers In his trial in The Hague, Milosevic, applying the old Marxist-Leninist view that politics is a tria By Adam Sage
Don’t ask me to cook, I’m a chef The New Statesman Christmas - The French cuisinier no longer sweats over a stove; By Adam Sage
In a corner of a foreign field Why are refugees so eager to cross the Channel? If they are in Calais, they are already in England… By Adam Sage
Blair and Hague face jail . . . . . . well, they probably would if they were French. The story of how politicians got into trouble… By Adam Sage
Le weekend gets longer and longer Afternoon naps and DIY are booming in France with the new 35-hour week. Adam Sage reports By Adam Sage
Why citizen Citroen won’t surf France is deeply divided over whether it should log on to the internet, reports Adam Sage By Adam Sage
Waiting in no-man’s land Every week, 400 immigrants arrive in Calais, where they remain in limbo until - legally or illegally By Adam Sage