04 May 2017 Et Après? Is France ready for a messiah? By Richard Pooley I was wallowing in French nostalgia last Saturday night. My wife and I were in a church in Queyssac-les-Vignes, a village ten minutes’ drive from us which sits on a saddle of land rising out from the northern rim of the… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:Et après? (Richard Pooley)
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Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Is he French toast? (Richard Pooley)
09 March 2017 Is He French Toast? Why Fillon may yet win. By Richard Pooley “Lorsqu’un politicien n’est pas cru, il est cuit.” So wrote François Kersaudy, French historian, professor of English at the University of Paris and author of a book on Churchill and De Gaulle. The good professor would probably translate his comment,… Continue reading Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Is he French toast? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Juppe? Qui est-il? (Richard Pooley)
13 October 2016 Juppé? Qui est-il? The Republican party primary this side of the Atlantic. by Richard Pooley The Trump-Clinton battle is not the only important presidential election going on at present. The French version has started in earnest, with the first two-round primary to choose the right-of-centre Republican Party candidate only two months away. … Continue reading Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Juppe? Qui est-il? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Own Gaul (Richard Pooley)
29 September 2016 Own Gaul It won’t do you any good, Sarko. by Richard Pooley “You must accept that your ancestors are the Gauls.” This was the message ten days ago from ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy to those immigrants who wished to become French citizens. He was immediately mocked by politicians and commentators from across… Continue reading Issue 73: 2016 09 29: Own Gaul (Richard Pooley)
Issue 13: 2015 07 30 The view from the M20
30 July 2015 The view from the M20 by Neil Tidmarsh A motorway which has been turned into a car-park is a very strange sight indeed. The stillness and the silence are truly surreal. Movement – fast movement – and noise – loud noise – are two of the things which define a motorway (even… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30 The view from the M20
