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Some good news on shipping and emissions
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Latest opinion poll shows an extraordinary surge for Jordan Bardella and France's RN. See the new book Far-Right France for more on his chances www.lefigaro.fr/politique/pr...
So far in 2026, America has launched a military strike on 22% of Saturdays
BOOK NOW! (Event in Paris at 19.30 on April 28) Debate on France's far-right movements, with Catherine Fieschi and Baptiste Roger-Lacan. See reply below for more details on the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe americanlibraryinparis.org/event/frfrance26/
Guess how many Cinque Ports there are in SE England?
Louvre boss resigns months after €88mn jewel heist - as.ft.com/r/f3904eaa-3...
...and it seemed so promising. - see her Lunch with the FT in 2023 - Louvre director Laurence des Cars: ‘We have to face all the dark spots of our history’ - as.ft.com/r/dec647d3-4...
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See victormallet.org for more details of the book and where to find it
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are on course to govern France for the far right after national elections due next year. See Nick Cohen's latest interview in which he asks about my new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=FItN...
Fascinating review from @MarkMazower of what looks like a great book about the Lutetia Hotel - Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War — rooms with a view of history - as.ft.com/r/66968f5b-15b… via @FT
See victormallet.org for more details of the new book pictured in the programme - Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe
Turmoil in France between far left and far right. Arrest of Andrew formerly known as Prince. Epstein. Trump tariffs. Four years of war in Ukraine. Excellent France 24 programme with @VJMallet @janinedigi Murtaza Hussain, Peter Conradi www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Did you know Marine Le Pen loves cats? And moved out of her father's Paris mansion when Artemis, a favourite Bengal cat, was killed by one of his Dobermanns? Find out more in the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe - see victormallet.org
For more details of the book, reviews, interviews and future events (It looks like Oxford is sold out for this event) see victormallet.org
'Can Europe survive?' The new book "Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe" will be one of the topics for discussion at this Oxford Literary Festival debate on March 23, with Marina Wheeler, David Marsh, Victor Mallet and Stephen Law. oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
We would still like answers to both these questions, and the fact that Farage is scared to address them does not bode well for Reform UK when it has to face undecided voters
The Muskian panic is massively overblown and there is 'no powerful reason to fear declining populations'. Wise words from Martin Wolf, who quotes Adair Turner among others. The truth about population decline - as.ft.com/r/ccc0f183-9... via @FT
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media - as.ft.com/r/9c32ba40-4... via @FT
Or vice-versa? aej-uk.org/2026/02/12/w... Summary of debate at AEJ meeting in London. See the new book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe. victormallet.org
Tonight! I'll be at the Frontline Club in conversation about the global far right - Le Pen, Farage, MAGA (and Trump, of course Trump), and the rise of a new generation of far-right leaders in Europe. With Victor Mallet, Anna Gross @matthewholehouse.bsky.social 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
Tonight, 7pm UK time, see the livestream of Frontline Club debate on the rise of the far right: www.youtube.com/live/x3g6zfQ...
Except Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) because it maintains relations with Taiwan...https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/15/china-to-scrap-tariffs-for-most-of-africa-from-may-leader-xi-jinping-says/
Will France be run by the far right? Will Le Pen or Bardella be president? Even the French themselves - yes, you, hyperacademic @PhilippeLeBillon @waterstones.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social - are wondering what will happen next. The new book Far-Right France is out now. victormallet.org
I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it
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cergrant.bsky.social always worth reading.
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🇰🇵 The elusive Kim Jong Un has named his teen daughter as successor. Learn about her great grandfather, despotic founder of North Korea, in ‘The Accidental Tyrant’ by F. Tertitskiy. And about the crises that have shaped the nation ‘Pyongyang on the Brink.’ 👇
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Thanks for the great debate, Humphrey. For more on France, search for the book Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe.
Two takeaways lively @LondonDemocracy Debate rightward shift European politics. 1) Stultifying paralysis of mainstream 2)Failure to address voters' frustrations. Superb insight from @barrygardiner.bsky.social @vjmalletft.bsky.social
Dr Stephanie Luke, Roberto Foa. youtube.com/live/83jbxsm...
