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SNCF counter closures a backward step

Restaurants could do worse than copy McDo template

Macron's clarity on Covid-19 offers comfort

"President Macron’s suggestion that there might be a slow return to normal by mid-July would, if it turns out to be true, at least enable something approaching a tourist season"

Pets are not a priority in France

Dogs in France must always be on a lead, even in the country

Driving documents in France - a licence to frustrate

Two more letters on the occasional perils of dealing with French bureaucracy

Happy with 'a life of God in France'

Smoking also distracts drivers in France

Nobody speaks of the danger of smoking at the wheel

Leave us to our decision on Brexit

I did not vote to leave Europe but to leave Brussels

Country sounds are part of rural French life

Second home-owners, get over it...

What did you do in the run-up to Brexit

The current situation in the UK has many parallels with pre-war Germany

Unwanted calls are no longer a problem

Stopping unsolicited phone calls is not rocket science

Chapeau to The Connexion's 200th edition!

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