This week in The Spectator Magazine:

The Spectator: 18 February 2012 issue

In this issue:

Au revoir, Sarkozy?: France is ready to dump its president, says Christopher Caldwell

The compassion industry: Ian Birrell

Must all emails end in kisses?: Melissa Kite

How to fix the BBC: Quentin Letts

Tear-gassed in Athens: Paul Mason

PLUS:

Who really runs the government: James Forsyth

My new sweetheart: Taki