Published by The i paper (16th December, 2024) It was just another ordinary November day in the life of an ordinary retired couple in an ordinary village in […]
Europe / France
Troubled republic must search its revolutionary soul
Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2023) In 2009, Africa Express, the collaborative music project I co-founded, held a show in the centre of Paris. So as […]
Europe / France
French protests show Western democracies need rapid reform
Published by The i paper (3rd December, 2018) Paris is burning once again. Masked protesters have been tearing up paving stones, torching buildings, building barricades and setting vehicles […]
Economics / Europe / France
All hail the display of capitalism on Paris streets
Published by UnHerd (12th April, 2018) Paris may be one of the world’s most magical cities, but its taxi drivers have done little to enhance the romantic appeal. […]
Europe / France / Immigration / Policy
Human wolfpack hiding in the woods of Calais
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd July, 2017) First there was Sangatte. Then ‘the Jungle’. Now they hide out in the woods. Migrant men, women, boys and […]
Europe / France / Politics
What Labour could learn from Monsieur Moderate
Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th May, 2017) Three years ago he was unknown across France. His bid for the presidency was announced only six months ago. […]
Europe / France
Macron plays the populist card
Published by The ipaper (1st May, 2017) We are enduring the most predictable and sterile election of modern times. On one side we see the anticipated coronation of […]
Europe / France
Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?
Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the sand and the sea. His father’s solitary consolation […]
Africa / China / Europe / France / Germany / Iran / Lebanon / Nigeria / United States / World
Forget fear and loathing: 15 reasons to celebrate the world in 2015
Published by The Independent (28th December, 2015) Who will mourn the passing of 2015? It seems such a grim year filled with terrible tales of atrocities, extremism and […]
Economics / Europe / France / Technology
Don’t just pay glib respects. Pay your taxes to protect us
Published by The Sun (20th November, 2015) It did not take long for the world’s technology giants to react when cowardly gangsters unleashed bloody carnage and terrifying chaos […]