Tomorrow I return to France to help the Parti Socialiste in the Regional Elections on Sundays the 14th and the 22nd. I’ve written previously about the corner I’ll be fighting in Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur here and here, and more recently about the polls predicting a socialist victory here.
The lead is not restricted to PACA though, as [...]
As I sort my life out in Spain and get back into regular blogging, I’m pleased to offer this bit of continuity.
On the 14th and 21st of March, elections for the Conseils Regionals all over France will take place.
These will be a decisive test for French politics because, as it stands, the Parti Socialiste has [...]
I’ve been in Spain for just about a week now, and it’s quite an adjustment.
Moving from France to Spain is a larger leap than England to France. Equally, I am trying to make the transition from the workplace to the classroom.
My first impressions have been formed, and they tell you more about me than they [...]
The phrase National Identity has become increasingly familiar in current political discourse, despite the fact that nationalism and nationhood are far from being new ideas in Europe.
Typically, it is the Right and Far-Right which profits from and occupies itself with concerns over identity. Excluding Gordon Brown’s occasional remarks on possibly considering planning a “British Day” [...]
Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice (UMP), has imposed a curfew on children aged 13 and under.
The curfew forbids children from going out on the streets without an adult after 11pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
In principle, there is no reason for a minor to be out on the streets alone at night. However, this curfew [...]
