The young French president aspires to lead Europe, emulating the heroic Charles de Gaulle in charisma and ambition, if not in stature

The young French president aspires to lead Europe, emulating the heroic Charles de Gaulle in charisma and ambition, if not in stature

"It feels as if the country is beginning to unravel, that it is slipping towards ungovernability. Perhaps it can still be pulled back together but nothing is certain"

"It feels as if the country is beginning to unravel, that it is slipping towards ungovernability. Perhaps it can still be pulled back together but nothing is certain"

The culture of intolerant individualism preaches diversity but practises conformity

The culture of intolerant individualism preaches diversity but practises conformity

The opening of the Royal Academy’s new building will give it back its original intellectual intent, as a place of thinking about art as well as exhibiting it

The opening of the Royal Academy’s new building will give it back its original intellectual intent, as a place of thinking about art as well as exhibiting it

The great Impressionist’s series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral prefigures the movies: his eye was the camera, his canvas the screen

The great Impressionist’s series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral prefigures the movies: his eye was the camera, his canvas the screen

The influential American novelist may be fine for teenage misfits but not for adults

The influential American novelist may be fine for teenage misfits but not for adults

‘How many bureaucrats does it take to change a light bulb — or does it depend on whether they work in Brussels or Westminster?’

‘How many bureaucrats does it take to change a light bulb — or does it depend on whether they work in Brussels or Westminster?’

‘Our biggest political and economic challenge is not Brexit. It is the fact that our growth rate has slowed to a crawl’

‘Our biggest political and economic challenge is not Brexit. It is the fact that our growth rate has slowed to a crawl’