France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget through

Mistrust, grumpiness and political deadlock in France

Long-term changes in social attitudes combine with the decline of mainstream parties to open a door for the far right

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has memoir coming out in June

Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in office

ABC News - Jan. 21

France's new Prime Minister Bayrou survives no-confidence vote

Yahoo News - Jan. 16

France's new prime minister faces no-confidence vote

Yahoo News - Jan. 16

Why not give Sir New Prime Minister a break? | David Mitchell

‘Sir Queue Jumper’ for Sir Keir Starmer? Even Liz Truss would deserve better puns than this. The concept of a pun was stretched almost to breaking point a few days ago when a newspaper, on a report ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU. Nearly 45 years ago, Iceland made ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12