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Why calls for Emmanuel Macron to resign as president of France are misguided
The president should stay put, argues columnist Nick Inman
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Readers report high customs charges on gifts sent to France
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France’s proposed voluntary national service: military revival or costly misstep?
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English rose flower power in French garden
The article on roses (Mrs Bean and autumn planting, French Living, September) brought back memories for me.
During the banking disaster, we bought a house near Carcassonne.
We used it as a gîte and drove from our home each week or fortnight to do the housework and the non-attended garden.
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I planted a Graham Thomas rose outside the front door.
In the summer, it caused numerous near-accidents because of drivers slowing to look at our glorious rose!
We have since sold the house, but I hope Graham Thomas is still thriving.
Dorothy Connolly, Hérault
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