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Letters: The reality of finding a new doctor or dentist in France
Finding a replacement is nigh impossible, says Connexion reader in Lot-et-Garonne
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The magic of mayonnaise: Why a homemade emulsion always woos guests in France
Plus, which shop-bought mayo brand is best?
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Letters: Beware the financial cost of losing a spouse in France
Connexion reader faced unexpected expenses and legal hurdles after their partner's death, which added stress to an already difficult time
Nuclear plan is correct
Bravo Hulot! (Minister to delay decommissioning nuclear power stations).
It might be the smallest of steps in the right direction but at last someone has realised the obvious: the wind doesn’t blow to order, the sun doesn’t shine at night and electricity cannot be stored, so for France to arbitrarily commit to reducing its nuclear capacity and rely on so-called renewable sources of electricity will either hugely increase carbon dioxide emissions because of the need to burn coal, oil or gas to compensate or our lights will go out and our heating off.
Ian Halliday, Cantal