Paul Russell

Latest articles by Paul Russell

At an impasse

Paul Russell looks at the extraordinary difficulties in finding a prime minister who can command a workable majority. However, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally seems quite content to bide its time till the 2027 presidential election

No call for staying calm

Paul Russell looks back at the disgusting record of police savagery and gives his take on the challenges faced by the left in the next presidential election

After the 49.3 nuclear option

Increasing the retirement age to 64 has triggered huge protests. But, asks Paul Russell, with Macron in his final term, with cracks opening up in his party and with no natural successor, could Marine Le Pen finally make it into the Élysée?