Emma Pearson
@emmapearson.bsky.social
Editor of The Local France, co-host of Talking France podcast. Paris resident, Yorkshire born, Castres Olympique 🏉 fan - [email protected]
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Don’t say you weren’t warned.
New poll suggests Jordan Bardella would win second round of 🇫🇷 presidential election against any other of four tested candidates ⬇️
New poll suggests Jordan Bardella would win second round of 🇫🇷 presidential election against any other of four tested candidates ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Want to come and work at The Local?
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
Job advert: The Local France is hiring a new journalist
Job advert: The Local France is hiring a new journalist
If you're interested in explaining the news and major changes in France to our audience of international residents and regular visitors and think you have what it takes to be a journalist for The Local France, then read on.
www.thelocal.fr
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Want to come and work at The Local?
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
Sorry Louis, I have a verruca and a note from my mum
French politician proposes 'lottery' for compulsory military service for immigrants
Louis Sarkozy - son of the ex president and a candidate in next year's elections - has unveiled a plan to create a lottery to force new arrivals in France to do military service.
www.thelocal.fr
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Sorry Louis, I have a verruca and a note from my mum
Yes, 😴
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yes, 😴
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
Part of a long-running series that parodies the racist Great Replacement Theory by suggesting other things or people that could be replaced
The 🇫🇷 revival of the Orient Express by, among others, an Art Deco master craftsman looks *incredible*. I really, really want to go on it
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The 🇫🇷 revival of the Orient Express by, among others, an Art Deco master craftsman looks *incredible*. I really, really want to go on it
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
(Suspect tickets will be sell-a-kidney expensive)
Chilly day, but the sisterhood keeps you warm! At the Paris march for the day of the elimination of violence against women
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chilly day, but the sisterhood keeps you warm! At the Paris march for the day of the elimination of violence against women
France's new survival guide opens: "Every day, you witness a world in crisis - accelerating events, extreme weather, pandemics, wars in Europe and the Middle East, trade tensions, energy crisis, etc"
Er, thanks, I guess?
Er, thanks, I guess?
'World in crisis': France publishes new emergency survival guide
Covering everything from nuclear accident to cyber attack, war or natural disaster - the French government has published a new emergency guide urging everyone living in France to prepare a survival ki...
www.thelocal.fr
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
France's new survival guide opens: "Every day, you witness a world in crisis - accelerating events, extreme weather, pandemics, wars in Europe and the Middle East, trade tensions, energy crisis, etc"
Er, thanks, I guess?
Er, thanks, I guess?
Want to come and work at The Local?
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
Job advert: The Local France is hiring a new journalist
Job advert: The Local France is hiring a new journalist
If you're interested in explaining the news and major changes in France to our audience of international residents and regular visitors and think you have what it takes to be a journalist for The Local France, then read on.
www.thelocal.fr
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Want to come and work at The Local?
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
You'll be forced to pay attention to whatever the fuck is going on in 🇫🇷 politics, but other than that the job is a lot of fun - writing articles on a huge range of French subjects and being on Talking France podcast
Paris-based, CDI, details 👇
#journojobs
Here's the new podcast . .
We actually recorded before the Grok Holocaust-denial investigation launched, but the section on WWII leader Philippe Pétain and why praising him might be illegal in France is very relevant.
Plus;
🇫🇷 Why MPs want a fast food super-tax
🇫🇷 Is the Louvre really falling down
We actually recorded before the Grok Holocaust-denial investigation launched, but the section on WWII leader Philippe Pétain and why praising him might be illegal in France is very relevant.
Plus;
🇫🇷 Why MPs want a fast food super-tax
🇫🇷 Is the Louvre really falling down
Talking France: Fast food slowly kills French restaurants and Pétain provokes new rumble in France
This week we'll gaze into our crystal balls and look to the future, to that day, and a momentous day it will be, an occasion where everyone will remember exactly where they were, the day when ...
pod.fo
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Here's the new podcast . .
We actually recorded before the Grok Holocaust-denial investigation launched, but the section on WWII leader Philippe Pétain and why praising him might be illegal in France is very relevant.
Plus;
🇫🇷 Why MPs want a fast food super-tax
🇫🇷 Is the Louvre really falling down
We actually recorded before the Grok Holocaust-denial investigation launched, but the section on WWII leader Philippe Pétain and why praising him might be illegal in France is very relevant.
Plus;
🇫🇷 Why MPs want a fast food super-tax
🇫🇷 Is the Louvre really falling down
Horrifying. And, as many people are pointing out, likely illegal - Holocaust denial is a crime in France.
This week a criminal investigation was opened into comments praising Vichy leader Philippe Pétain, be interesting to see what happens to Grok . . .
This week a criminal investigation was opened into comments praising Vichy leader Philippe Pétain, be interesting to see what happens to Grok . . .
When Musk's Grok repeats one of the central lies of the Holocaust deniers, it then doubles down [see replies] and insists that a) Holocaust denial is free speech and b) it has an evidentiary basis.
This is where we are.
This is where we are.
On est pas bien là ? :)
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Horrifying. And, as many people are pointing out, likely illegal - Holocaust denial is a crime in France.
This week a criminal investigation was opened into comments praising Vichy leader Philippe Pétain, be interesting to see what happens to Grok . . .
This week a criminal investigation was opened into comments praising Vichy leader Philippe Pétain, be interesting to see what happens to Grok . . .
Please. No.
OPINION: A far-right President Bardella of France? It could happen
Jordan Bardella is the runaway leader in the polls for the 2027 French presidential election - John Lichfield examines whether he would be a stronger candidate than Marine Le Pen and whether either of...
www.thelocal.fr
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Please. No.
The traffickers were jailed but the man steering the boat was cleared after the court recognised that he had been forced.
The judge told him: "The court hopes that you will find in France the better life you were seeking when you boarded that boat."
Toughness can be mixed with compassion
The judge told him: "The court hopes that you will find in France the better life you were seeking when you boarded that boat."
Toughness can be mixed with compassion
France jails eight men for three to 15 years over deadly migrant Channel crossing
France jails eight men for three to 15 years over deadly migrant Channel crossing
A French court on Tuesday sentenced eight men to between three and 15 years in prison over the deaths of seven people when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Channel in 2023.
www.thelocal.fr
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The traffickers were jailed but the man steering the boat was cleared after the court recognised that he had been forced.
The judge told him: "The court hopes that you will find in France the better life you were seeking when you boarded that boat."
Toughness can be mixed with compassion
The judge told him: "The court hopes that you will find in France the better life you were seeking when you boarded that boat."
Toughness can be mixed with compassion
I put together my tips for a successful Paris trip
1. Temper your expectations about 'Paris Magic' - Paris is beautiful and great and fun but it's just a city, it won't fix you and some parts of it really do smell of wee
1. Temper your expectations about 'Paris Magic' - Paris is beautiful and great and fun but it's just a city, it won't fix you and some parts of it really do smell of wee
13 Paris travel hacks to make your trip unforgettable
The City of Light is a popular year-round travel destination rightly renowned for its beauty, cultural offering, fine food and wines and generally relaxed vibe - but there are a few tips to making you...
www.thelocal.fr
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I put together my tips for a successful Paris trip
1. Temper your expectations about 'Paris Magic' - Paris is beautiful and great and fun but it's just a city, it won't fix you and some parts of it really do smell of wee
1. Temper your expectations about 'Paris Magic' - Paris is beautiful and great and fun but it's just a city, it won't fix you and some parts of it really do smell of wee
Beautiful moment from last night's memorial in Paris - Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, the band who were playing at the Bataclan that night, sings You'll Never Walk Alone with a choir made up of attack survivors and those who lost loved ones
Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal) chante "You’ll never walk alone" pour les 10 ans du 13-Novembre
YouTube video by france tv
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November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Beautiful moment from last night's memorial in Paris - Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, the band who were playing at the Bataclan that night, sings You'll Never Walk Alone with a choir made up of attack survivors and those who lost loved ones
Back after a short break, here's the latest Talking France episode;
🇫🇷 The shock budget plan to charge some foreigners in France a fee to access the health system
🇫🇷 Latest parliamentary wrangles and a potentially unprecedented move from the PM
🇫🇷 Plus a few spooky tales from the Paris catacombs
🇫🇷 The shock budget plan to charge some foreigners in France a fee to access the health system
🇫🇷 Latest parliamentary wrangles and a potentially unprecedented move from the PM
🇫🇷 Plus a few spooky tales from the Paris catacombs
Talking France: France's shock healthcare fee plan explained and will French PM sacrifice himself?
This week we’ll bring you up to date on the crucial 2026 budget that’s edging its way through parliament and look at what it might mean for you, plus news on the strikes that lie ahead in Franc...
pod.fo
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Back after a short break, here's the latest Talking France episode;
🇫🇷 The shock budget plan to charge some foreigners in France a fee to access the health system
🇫🇷 Latest parliamentary wrangles and a potentially unprecedented move from the PM
🇫🇷 Plus a few spooky tales from the Paris catacombs
🇫🇷 The shock budget plan to charge some foreigners in France a fee to access the health system
🇫🇷 Latest parliamentary wrangles and a potentially unprecedented move from the PM
🇫🇷 Plus a few spooky tales from the Paris catacombs
Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
The Advent Calendars are in the shops and now the strike discussion has begun - it truly is Christmas in France. Ho ho ho 🧑🎄
Will there be strikes in France this Christmas?
Christmas and New Year is a peak season for travel in and out, and around, France - so what is the likelihood of strike-related disruption this year?
www.thelocal.fr
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Advent Calendars are in the shops and now the strike discussion has begun - it truly is Christmas in France. Ho ho ho 🧑🎄
How do you know that a) it's nearly Christmas and b) you're in France? The Nutella advent calendars have arrived! 🌲🎅
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
How do you know that a) it's nearly Christmas and b) you're in France? The Nutella advent calendars have arrived! 🌲🎅
The Pays Basque is excellent. 10/10, no notes
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Pays Basque is excellent. 10/10, no notes
Next level south-west France!
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Next level south-west France!
The Basque Country - tolerable, I suppose 😎
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Basque Country - tolerable, I suppose 😎
One of the best things about 🇫🇷 rugby is the atmosphere at Top 14 games and Bayonne is my new favourite for ambience/ crazy fans/ excellent songs 🏉 (too busy drinking and singing to take photos)
November 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of the best things about 🇫🇷 rugby is the atmosphere at Top 14 games and Bayonne is my new favourite for ambience/ crazy fans/ excellent songs 🏉 (too busy drinking and singing to take photos)
The bill is mainly symbolic but this is still a very significant moment. Not only is it the 1st time the 🇫🇷 parliament has passed a bill proposed by the far-right, but the centre-right and centrist MPs either backed it or abstained. Cordon sanitaire around the far-right is well and truly breached 😱
Far-right win 'historic' victory in French parliament
Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party is celebrating after the French parliament passed, for the first time, a bill proposed by the far-right.
www.thelocal.fr
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The bill is mainly symbolic but this is still a very significant moment. Not only is it the 1st time the 🇫🇷 parliament has passed a bill proposed by the far-right, but the centre-right and centrist MPs either backed it or abstained. Cordon sanitaire around the far-right is well and truly breached 😱
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Let's have a look into the #CrossChannelRail 🔮 and see where all this is heading after today's news Virgin Trains will have access to Temple Mills depot
This thread is speculative - please forgive that - but somehow I am left with a kind of impression we're missing some parts of the jigsaw still
This thread is speculative - please forgive that - but somehow I am left with a kind of impression we're missing some parts of the jigsaw still
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Let's have a look into the #CrossChannelRail 🔮 and see where all this is heading after today's news Virgin Trains will have access to Temple Mills depot
This thread is speculative - please forgive that - but somehow I am left with a kind of impression we're missing some parts of the jigsaw still
This thread is speculative - please forgive that - but somehow I am left with a kind of impression we're missing some parts of the jigsaw still