Marine Le Pen: Lessons for the Anglosphere
Written by Daniel Robinson, Posted in Uncategorized
In 2013, Marine Le Pen made an appearance at England’s Cambridge Union Society. Although in the lion’s den (mostly left-leaning, elite British university students are hardly her demographic), she gave a passionate defence of the Front National (FN) platform and its vision for France in the 21st century. Rather than focusing on her reception, I want to talk about some interesting distinctions between the French and the Anglosphere Right which become evident in her speech. The Anglosphere – English-speaking populations with a British cultural and political heritage – often tends to be less aware of these distinctions than our European […]
