Do you support Euthanasia?
Euthanasia, like any issue to do with death, is a highly emotional issue. I used to be against it, but changed my mind after the death of Martin Hames in 2003. The photo above is of Chantal Sebire who...
View ArticleUK and France
I’m in the United Kingdom and France for around 13 days from 18 June to 1 July. Mainly road tripping in the UK, and attending an IDU conference in Paris after that. If UK readers are keen to catch up...
View ArticlePoliticians in Paris
Sadly for me, not all my time overseas was a holiday. In Paris I also attended an IDU meeting. The International Democrat Union is a grouping of centre-right parties from around the world – around 95...
View ArticleVersailles
My final full day in France was spent in Versailles. Versailles is the former capital of France and home to the Château de Versailles, former home of the French Kings. The Palace is magnificent, with...
View ArticleBlog Bits
Neil Sanderson has research from Pew. In 2008, the number of people gettign their news off the Internet went from 24% to 40%, beating newspapers at 34% for the first time. Tv remains top at 70R% but...
View ArticleArrogant French
The Dom Post reports: The French embassy refuses to apologise for damage to Wellington’s reputation from Mathieu Bastareaud’s false assault allegations, despite a scathing article penned by its...
View ArticleKudos to French PM
I wanted an apology from the French Rugby Union (who took part in the cover up) but never thought the Bastareaud affair would become an issue for the French Government. So one can only praise French PM...
View ArticleFrance refusing to face reality
The Herald reports: A colossal turnout for nationwide protests against pension reform yesterday threatened President Nicolas Sarkozy with a long winter of discontent if he pushes ahead with plans to...
View ArticleLe Pen leads the polls
The Independent reports: France was shocked yesterday by an opinion poll which suggested that the far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win the first round of the presidential election next northern...
View ArticleWell done the French
Well the New Zealand All Blacks are the world champions by 8 points to 7. Let the celebrations begin!!!! But full credit to the French who played a magnificent game, and performed so very very well...
View ArticleEurope not getting better anytime soon
AP reports: Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy to become France’s next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how France flexes...
View ArticleFrance’s youngest MP
This 22 year old has just been elected to the French Parliament, becoming their youngest MP since 1791. Normally I would approve of such an election. Time magazine describes Marion as “Intelligent,...
View ArticleThe power in France
A friend sent me this. It shows the balance of power between left and right since WWII in France. Too much red at the moment of course! But interesting how dominant the blue has been. Tags: France
View ArticleThe French want to tax search engines
Stuff reports: French President Francois Hollande is considering a pushing for a new tax that would see search engines such as Google have to pay each time they use content from French media. Hollande...
View ArticleSocialism in France
The Guardian reports: He has now broken the record as the most unpopular French president at the six-month mark of a mandate. Only 36% of French people have confidence in Hollande, according to the...
View ArticleA popular politician
Josie Pagani blogs at Pundit: The most popular politician in France is Manuel Valls, the interior minister in Francois Hollande’s Socialist government. While the President has an approval rating...
View ArticleAnother secret foreign bank account scandal
The Herald reports: Radicals both right and left are sensing that France’s political tide is rising in their favour, driven by a President plumbing record unpopularity less than a year after taking...
View ArticleFrance has a triple dip recession
This week France just achieved the rare distinction of undergoing a triple dip recession. A year ago France elected a socialist President. Since then the French economy has shrunk for three out of four...
View ArticleFrance drops three strikes
The BBC reports: France has halted an anti-piracy policy that threatened persistent offenders with internet bans. A law passed by the previous government had let local courts suspend copyright...
View ArticleFrance revolts against new taxes
The Daily Telegraph reports: A poll on the front page of last Tuesday’s Le Monde, that bible of the French Left-leaning Establishment (think a simultaneously boring and hectoring Guardian), translated...
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