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Candidates in next year’s presidential election vie with each other to claim the general’s legacy
The ‘Iron Chancellor’ serves as the more suitable model for the prime minister
The UK prime minister displays none of the general’s moral seriousness or sense of responsibility
Political flux creates opportunities, but only a non-traditional Tory can seize them
Macron’s emergence as a latter-day de Gaulle should not stop a second referendum
Fears grow that French president will say ‘Non’ and bundle UK out of the EU door
Civil servant played a key role in UK economic policy in the 1960s and 1970s
Julian Jackson’s masterful life of Charles de Gaulle holds timely warnings about the concentration of authority in the Élysée
Like the general, the French president aspires to rule above conventional politics
Presidential vote is a four-way contest of candidates from hard left to extreme right
The presidency designed by de Gaulle struggles to produce decisive leadership
Candidates of left, right and centre lay claim to the general’s mantle
The Heathrow decision follows a long line of inquiries into how to expand capacity
French commando linked up with Allies in a scene made famous by the film ‘The Longest Day’
French flag-carrier takes action after labour grievances spill over into staff scuffle
Gritty Gaullist who decried a dual danger to sovereignty
Supporters see Sarkozy as a natural leader but even they concede he is no De Gaulle
A powerful presidency no longer serves France’s needs
If you lock up your brain, Olivier Dahan’s biopic has a certain cornball magnitude
The FT economics commentator recalls pivotal moments in the British political economy
Savvy son of the Médoc soil who restored lustre to Latour
The May 1968 student revolutionary who sent de Gaulle into retirement is 68 himself now - but still a fighter
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