Thursday 18 March 2021

France, the sweet enemy

Sir Humphrey explains UK's Europe policy (1980)
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A fine little piece here about the historical relations between les rostbifs and "the frogs"....
After many years of political meltdown on our island, it has been satisfying these past few weeks to regain the one feeling that really puts a spring in every Englishman’s step. Because, while it’s of course important that our vaccine programme has saved thousands of lives so far, the most special thing is that for the first time in many years France’s politics are much worse than ours. Order is restored to the galaxy once again.   [Read on..]

Amazing how spot on some of those "Yes, Minister" eps can be, fully... what... 40+ years on!  What it taught us about Europe

Plus ça change!

ADDED: Sylvie Bermann typifies French attitude to Brexit