In praise of … Valérie Trierweiler | Editorial
At the Leveson inquiry, Lord O'Donnell said he always advised ministers to err on the side of caution in relations with editors and journalists. Wise words in principle, but perhaps not always adequate to all situations. What might the man known as GOD have whispered in the ear of François Hollande, who becomes the president of France this morning, about his relationship with his partner Valérie Trierweiler? Ms Trierweiler has become not just the best-placed political journalist in Europe, but the first presidential partner to enter the Elysée unmarried. Like many political partners before her, the Paris-Match writer wants to continue as normal – cycling across Paris to do her day job just as before. That's a tough ambition, but we wish her luck. Maybe Ms Trierweiler should hop on the presidential plane to Berlin to learn from one who has pulled it off, Angela Merkel's super-discreet husband, Joachim Sauer.