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A route map
The choice I’ve been struggling with all my life. *** On Friday, President Macron announced the government ‘route map’ to the end of the current confinement. This will be a four-stage process. The main points are these: From tomorrow, 3rd May: Travel restrictions will be lifted. We will no longer need an attestation document if … Continue reading “A route map”
The writing’s on the wall
It’s not clear, at least to me, why there is so much more graffiti in France than there is in the UK. By this, I mean not only the ‘street art’ – murals and other forms of building decoration – that is condoned, and even encouraged, to a much greater extent by the authorities here, … Continue reading “The writing’s on the wall”
A glimmer of hope
Lockdown? What lockdown? Seen on a riverside walk yesterday morning. We are now at the midway point in the current lockdown, the third that France has gone through. When announcing the new restrictions at the end of March, President Macron said, ‘From mid-May, we will start to open again’, and it looks increasingly likely that … Continue reading “A glimmer of hope”
