Lloyd Evans

Oct 19, 2024 | thespectator.com | Gavin Mortimer |Peter Jones |Matthew Lynn |Lloyd Evans

It was only a few months ago that the bogeyman of the Paris elite was Jordan Bardella. Now it’s Bruno Retailleau. The sixty-three-year-old practicing Catholic may not be able to match the twenty-nine-year-old president of Rassemblement National when it comes to charisma and style, but nonetheless Retailleau has become the darling of the right since he was appointed the minister of the interior last month.

Oct 12, 2024 | thespectator.com | Katja Hoyer |Emily Rhodes |Lloyd Evans |Sean Williams

“Now it’s official,” the German press lamented, “the idiot’s apostrophe is correct.” The Council for German Orthography, the body that regulates German spelling and grammar, has relaxed the rules on when and how apostrophes can be used to show possession. What seems like a matter for grammar pedants has fueled angst for the very future of the German language. The issue itself isn’t new. Unlike English, German doesn’t traditionally use apostrophes to show possession.

Oct 9, 2024 | thespectator.com | Matthew Lynn |Limor Simhony Philpott |Theo Hobson |Lloyd Evans

In the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union, French president Emmanuel Macron made a big effort to woo London’s bankers and hedge fund managers across the Channel. Macron wanted to use Brexit as an opportunity to turn Paris into the key hub for European finance. Trust me, he told Britain’s bankers: I’m one of you and will look after you. Those who did make the move may now be regretting their decision.

Oct 4, 2024 | thespectator.com | Jonathan Campbell-James |Douglas Murray |Lloyd Evans |Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

The decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has taken many by surprise. After years of painful negotiations, the speed with which the Labour government concluded a deal seems striking. But while the terms of the treaty to settle the future of the Chagos appear to have been thrashed out quickly, it’s a decision that could come back to bite in the years and decades to come.

Oct 4, 2024 | thespectator.com | Douglas Murray |Lloyd Evans |James Heale |Jonathan Spyer

There are sources in the Jewish tradition that warn against exultation at the downfall of one’s enemies. But I am not Jewish, and so I have exulted greatly these past two weeks. If you follow most of the British media, you may well think that the past year involves the following events: Israel attacked Hamas, Israel invaded Lebanon, Israel bombed Yemen. Oh and someone left a bomb in a room in Tehran that killed the peaceful Palestinian leader Ismail Haniyeh.