Jeremy Jennings

Jeremy Jennings is Professor of political theory at King's College London.

Articles

Defence

Hollande has grown in stature since the Paris attacks

There can be no doubt as to the robustness of the response of the French government to the terrorist attacks of last month. A contact who works with François Hollande in the Elysée Palace says that the atmosphere there is one of “great calm” and that, for all the horror of what has happened, the […]

France becoming new sick man of Europe

France’s economic and financial ills are well-known: unemployment at over 10% and rising; a stagnant economy with growth predicted to be less than 1% in 2014; a slump in consumer spending; government expenditure at 57% of GDP; a budget deficit that shows no sign of coming down or of meeting EU targets; an inflexible labour […]