30 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: An armed Frenchman of Tunisian origin drove a car at speed towards shoppers in Antwerp last Thursday. He was stopped by troops fled but was caught and arrested. No-one was hurt. A pump action shotgun was found in the car, together with knives and a… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International
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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)