Marie Le Conte
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Boris Johnson’s messages are just the start of it: the government is run on WhatsApp
If off-the-record messaging is a worrying trend, the real problem is that Westminster is one big gentlemen’s club, says French journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More
Just like Eva Green, I’m French and I’m rude. And no, I don’t care what you think
Trenchant Frenchness can grate if you aren’t used to it, but it’s a lot more straightforward than British passive aggression, says French journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More
The city where three bridges is too far
Each of Venice’s 1,000 islands carries its own world. What happened when a Londoner (originally from France) moved there? → Read More
The Groucho Club wants younger members? During a cost of living crisis? Good luck with that
The elite Soho hangout has changed hands and wants fresh blood. It’s a shame millennials like me can’t afford the privilege → Read More
Could Liz Truss be our next prime minister?
Her speeches and social media have played up her clownish, Johnsonian side, but she has managed to have a better 2021 than the PM and her other rivals. → Read More
Who knew that a woman playing Dr Who could drive boys to crime?
Male role models are disappearing – to be replaced by women. So says MP Nick Fletcher. He should look again → Read More
Rishi Sunak has turned into a social media star, but who is he trying to influence?
His latest slick self-promotional video shows a politician trying just a little too hard to show his best side, says French journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More
The girl with her own tattoos: the joy of homemade ink
What did you do in lockdown? Make banana bread? Do yoga? What if you decided to try your hand at homemade tattoos? By Marie Le Conte → Read More
Anti-Semitism Fight Ends With Labour's Expulsion of Former Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Arguments over anti-Semitism associated with the former leader have consumed the party for years. → Read More
Dominic Cummings' war on the civil service: Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason is joined by Marie Le Conte, Karin Robinson, Raoul Ruparel and Tim Bale to discuss turmoil in Whitehall, the US Democrats’ Super Tuesday, and the upcoming EU trade talks → Read More
In defence of gossip: why we should bring back the newspaper diary column
We live in earnest times – so there’s all the more need for mischievous tittle-tattle, argues the author of a new book on the secrets of power → Read More
Being an EU citizen in the UK was hard enough. Now Priti Patel has made it worse
After three years, those of us who have chosen to make Britain our home are still none the wiser about our status, says London-based French journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More
Trying to keep up with the Kardashians is returning women to the Victorian era
Today’s socialites promote an ideal of beauty that belongs to another time, says French journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More
Why Nantes is the best city in France
There are a few things you might know about Nantes. You might know that Nantes is a city in France, somewhere over there in the middle but towards the western coast; or that it is the title of a song by Beirut; or that it is occasionally good at football, but mostly just quite bad at football. What you probably don’t know about Nantes is that it is the sixth biggest city in France, that it was… → Read More
The Neverending Nightmare of Life in Brexit Britain
Almost three years after the referendum, Brexit mania shows no sign of loosening its grip on the national conversation → Read More
Shelf policing: how books (and cacti) make women too 'spiky' for men
‘To create a new relationship,’ a life coach advises single women to empty their boudoir of distractions such as books – particularly if they’re downbeat → Read More
I’m an EU citizen with an Android phone – I’ve hit the jackpot!
The Home Office is so comically incompetent, you can only apply for UK residency on Androids. I spy a business model …, says Marie Le Conte, a French journalist living in London → Read More
The Young Vulgarian: Men prove they’re pants at governing
This week our columnist Marie Le Conte, aka the Young Vulgarian, questions whether men should be allowed to govern if they don’t have the maturity to behave well. → Read More
Vive l’indifférence: why rude French waiters should be celebrated
Who says restaurant staff, such as the Gallic waiter who was sacked for rudeness, must fawn over customers? They’re there to serve you food, not be your best friend → Read More
The British have Brexit. We French have our wine delusion
Sure, it occasionally leaves us horizontal, but it’s a proud part of our identity, says freelance journalist Marie Le Conte → Read More