Leask

There is nothing quite as British as a queue. At least that is the old cliche repeated by visitors to these islands as they marvel at orderly commuters lining up for buses. They have a point, the bemused foreigners. We Brits…

Name. Surname. Nationality. These three English words have sparked a brittle, viscerally chauvinistic response in France. Why? Because they are being added to the identity cards almost every citizen carries. Some commentators…