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Making Sense of the World from France

I've reported on big stories from all over the world for the last 50 years – and I'm not done yet. From rural France I still cast a rheumy eye on events, trying to make sense of what's going on while only too aware that sense is often in short supply.

Newsletter · By Walter Ellis · English · Official site

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Sep 21, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    James Ratcliffe writes off the country that made his fortune (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Europe invites Carney in from the cold (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    Hopes rise for a rival to Eurostar (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 15, 2026

    Will the men in suits usher in a new Iran? (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Jul 25, 2026

    "10 North" is not the answer to England's devolution deficit (opens the original)

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