In October 2016, France scrapped its transgender sterilisation law; a law which stated that anyone wanting to legally change their … More
Tag: France
La Vie Simple: French festive (re)flections
At the moment, I’m reaching child-like levels of Christmas excitement. Not for the holiday itself, nor Santa bringing me a … More
La Vie Simple: From Paris with Angst
Columnist Amy Shimmin describes how her year abroad has been getting off to a turbulent start, with terrorism drills, petty … More
Travel Writing: Paris
Paris is a city that exists in the mind long before you visit. As the setting of literary classics, Hollywood … More
Travel Writing: Nanteuil, France
In the hustle and bustle of a badly-signposted Paris on a Saturday morning in December, my family and I arrived … More
Music VS Fear
In the days following the terrible attacks in Paris, many inhabitants of the capital of France posted “Je suis en … More
Live Review: Ibeyi
KING TUT’S – 10/11 Last stop on the British part of their tour, French-Cuban Ibeyi embrace the crowd at King … More
Russian Correspondent – Promises of Peace and Rising Rent
Last week Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, visited Kiev and Moscow to talk to Poroshenko and Putin about a renewed, and … More