| How to win a French election - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:59:28 +0000 |
Poor old President Sarkozy isn’t doing so well in the polls at the moment and it is possible he will lose the forthcoming Presidential elections. Given that the other candidates don’t seem ideal to me I thought I would offer some handy hints to anyone else thinking of standing: 1) Promise to create 200 000 [...] |
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| All cars in France must carry alcohol breath tests - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:57:07 +0000 |
You are probably aware that all cars in France have to always carry a bright yellow waistcoat and a warning triangle in case of night time emergencies. But one new rule that has perhaps received less publicity than it could have done is the requirement that drivers in France are now obliged to carry an [...] |
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| Six implausible France predictions for 2012 - Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:57:48 +0000 |
Better late than never I thought I’d better‘put my cards on the table’ with a few predictions about the things that will affect France and the lives of French expats this year… 1) March 2012: the euro crisis will fizzle and disappear overnight as Germany and other countries finally relent and allow countries in [...] |
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