Denis MacShane piece on France

I’ve got a soft spot for Denis MacShane, who never really fitted the New Labour mould. Here‘s a piece by him on France. The sentence that will probably annoy most: “Pour un Britannique, la France est comme un remake des années 70 au Royaume-Uni” (my emphasis).

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Comments

  1. Another thing, in this article he says ”will France wait until 2007 to hold an election?” How long will Blair wait to step down following the controversy of the last forthnight or so, let alone hold a general election?

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