July 5, 2005
by Nosemonkey
1 Comment
God, Chirac’s a card. The wit, the hilarity! No wonder the guy’s such a dismal failure if his sense of humour’s that bad. British people, erm – bad food and stuff, oui? Knobber. The thing is, this is not the … Continue reading
May 31, 2005
by Nosemonkey
4 Comments
Well, that didn’t take long… The Guardian: Europe’s shattered dream: Blair to challenge Chirac Amid surprise that Paris and Berlin appear determined to press ahead with the ratification process after a 55% no vote, Mr Chirac will be asked in … Continue reading
May 24, 2005
by Nosemonkey
7 Comments
The French press, unsurprisingly considering their hard-fought referendum is due at the end of the week, has been analysing the EU like never before, with major newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro devoting reams of copy to dissecting that damned … Continue reading
April 15, 2005
by Nosemonkey
5 Comments
I hadn’t spotted EU Rota before, and it seems to be literate, which makes a nice change. It has a couple of interesting posts on the French constitutional referendum, especially here, which makes some points I’ve been pondering: Regardless of … Continue reading
April 12, 2005
by Nosemonkey
4 Comments
The difficulties of a French “No” vote in their upcoming referendum are nicely summarised by Netlex, though sadly in French, and I don’t have time to do a full translation. You could try and make do with Babelfish, but it’s … Continue reading
April 7, 2005
by Nosemonkey
4 Comments
For a good overview of the various problems facing the Yes campaign in France, you could do worse than check out this post by J�r�me � Paris at Moon of Alabama. Alternatively, for an optimistic take from a French “Yes” … Continue reading
November 19, 2004
by Nosemonkey
7 Comments
Well, yep. That sounds fair enough… Thanks to Alun (a lovely chappie like wot gave me an email heads-up on this one) for pointing out BBC Radio 4’s Analysis: Eyes Wide Shut, which was broadcast last night. (I think you … Continue reading
November 14, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on “Abracadabrantesque” – Chirac and the future of France
There’s a good article in the Sunday Times today that neatly summarises the state of modern France, ahead of Jacques Chirac’s state visit to London this week. Once he has gone – likely in a couple of years – there … Continue reading
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The French “headscarf ban”
A bizarre one, this. The controversy has been knocking on for a while, since it was announced a few months back. Should the French state ban religious iconography from its schools? The muslims have been the most vocal in their … Continue reading