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Opinion & Analysis

OPINION: Despite pension reform passing, Macron faces four years as a ‘blocked’ president
JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Despite pension reform passing, Macron faces four years as a ‘blocked’ president

OPINION: Swiss childcare culture and divorce laws mean women are losing out
MARRIAGE

OPINION: Swiss childcare culture and divorce laws mean women are losing out

The high costs of childcare in Switzerland, the culture for family-based care and recent Federal Court decisions made in the guise of equality all mean that women in Switzerland are at a disadvantage, Clare O’Dea writes.

OPINION: Why a ‘posto fisso’ work contract is still the Italian dream
WORKING IN ITALY

OPINION: Why a ‘posto fisso’ work contract is still the Italian dream

OPINION: Macron and Sunak show France and UK can be good neighbours again
JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Macron and Sunak show France and UK can be good neighbours again

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Macron, the government and France itself all lose from the pensions debacle

OPINION: Macron, the government and France itself all lose from the pensions debacle
OPINION & ANALYSIS

‘The Sweden Democrats no longer need to worry about how they appear’ 

‘The Sweden Democrats no longer need to worry about how they appear’ 
SWITZERLAND EXPLAINED

INTERVIEW: ‘The Swiss are not all law abiding and peaceful’

INTERVIEW: ‘The Swiss are not all law abiding and peaceful’
JOHN LICHFIELD

ANALYSIS: How sick is the French health system?

ANALYSIS: How sick is the French health system?
ANALYSIS: Will remote working curtail the power of French unions and strikes?
STRIKES

ANALYSIS: Will remote working curtail the power of French unions and strikes?

OPINION: Tuesday’s strikes were huge, but they show the weakness of French unions
JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Tuesday’s strikes were huge, but they show the weakness of French unions

ANALYSIS: Macron’s unrequited love affair with Africa
JOHN LICHFIELD

ANALYSIS: Macron’s unrequited love affair with Africa

SPAIN AND THE UK

Has Spain’s weather really caused fresh food shortages in UK supermarkets?

Has Spain’s weather really caused fresh food shortages in UK supermarkets?