France Unbowed, Capital Unchallenged

A critique of La France Insoumise La France Insoumise (France Unbowed, henceforth LFI) was founded in February 2016 as an umbrella grouping of left-wing forces situated to the left of the mainstream Socialist Party, with the aim of supporting Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s campaign for the 2017 presidential election. The group’s main Continue Reading

Like a nightmare weighing on the brains of the living

The enduring traditions of the French left The disappearance of mass communist and socialist parties, along with the decline of radical left-wing politics in France over the past four decades, mirrors similar developments in many other European countries during the same period. These include the relegation of the ‘official’ Communist Continue Reading