Consulting giant McKinsey has been blamed for France’s slow vaccine rollout after Emmanuel Macron gave the firm £2.83 million to handle logistics. The president signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France’s traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service. Within weeks of those deals, Macron was receiving flak … Read more
President Macron, 43, is happy he’s getting fatter because it makes him look ‘more mature’ French President Emmanuel Macron’s weight gain is ‘positive’ his aides say It comes as the French leader recovers from contracting Covid in December ‘It’s the first proof that the President has recovered well from Covid,’ an aide said They added … Read more
France’s parliament has approved a law aimed at fighting ‘Islamist separatism’ by banned hate preachers and giving police the power to close religious schools. France’s lower house voted on Tuesday in favour of the law billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the secular state. The draft legislation, which … Read more
Marine le Pen could WIN French presidential election next year, senior Macron minister admits Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, warned Le Pen victory is a ‘possibility’ He said far-right National Rally party must be ‘opposed’ with ‘ideas and results’ Le Marie spoke out after polls showed support for Le Pen at record levels First … Read more
How easily we slip into the unimaginable! Think back to before the pandemic — I know it’s hard. If you had been told then that travellers might be sentenced to ten years in prison for lying about which country they had recently visited, you wouldn’t have believed it. All right, you might have said, such … Read more
French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has denied breaking hate speech laws by tweeting ‘monstrous’ pictures of ISIS atrocities, a case she slammed as a politically motivated attempt to silence her. The leader of the National Rally party appeared in a Paris court today after she was accused of spreading hate by publicising the … Read more
French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen is facing three years in prison for tweeting out ‘monstrous’ photographs of an American journalist decapitated by Islamic State. The leader of the National Rally party appeared in a Paris court today after she was accused of spreading hate by publicising the images of James Foley, who was murdered … Read more
Politicians, prominent intellectuals, and academics in France have voiced concern that ‘out-of-control leftism and cancel culture’ from the United States is threatening French identity. They are arguing that American ideas on race, gender, post-colonialism – especially those coming from U.S. universities – are undermining French society and are an attack on French heritage. The collection … Read more
Denmark and Norway have become the latest countries to recommend people aged over 65 should avoid the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Germany advised against administering the jab to older people and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the over-65 age bracket, prompting France and Sweden to also discourage its use this week. Meanwhile Switzerland … Read more
Switzerland has refused to approve the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns over insufficient data and regulators said ‘new studies’ were needed. It comes after France, Sweden and Germany advised against administering the jab to those over 65 and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the age bracket. The Swissmedic regulatory authority said it … Read more