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		<title><![CDATA[Austerity budget: your comments]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-your-comments-on-france-new-austerity-budget-measures-11543-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion readers share their responses to the austerity measures proposed by François Fillon on August 25]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-08-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[English riots - as seen from France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-english-riots-as-seen-from-france-11542-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[English voters are so remote from the levers of power - unlike here in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-08-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is the smoking ban working?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-is-the-french-smoking-ban-working-11537-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking in enclosed public places has been banned in France since January 2008. But is it working?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-08-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web makes French life much easier]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-how-has-internet-changed-your-life-as-expatriate-france-11538-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How has the internet changed the way you live as an expatriate? Connexion newsletter readers share their thoughts.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-08-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should GPs be paid for performance?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-performance-related-bonuses-doctors-france-11534-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will bonuses encourage GPs to be more efficient and save the system money?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How can France boost tourism?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-how-can-france-improve-tourism-experience-11535-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What can be done to boost tourism in France and encourage visitors to spend more?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your tips to cut car repair costs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/cutting-cost-car-repairs-motoring-france-mechanic-11531-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion newsletter readers share their advice on how to save money at the mechanic]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['It is a wrench to leave France']]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-second-home-owners-leaving-france-missing-withdrawal-11532-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Second home owners discuss missing France when they're not here, and whether they might move permanently]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We were right to challenge new tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/protest-second-home-tax-we-were-right-to-challenge-unfair-moaning-11526-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["Stop moaning?" Second home owners in France have every right to protest against law changes that affect them.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expats deserve more voting rights]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/voting-rights-letters-france-expats-british-representation-11527-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Expats are classed with convicts and lunatics for the crime of moving to another European country to live']]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-07-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Relief at second home tax U-turn]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-second-home-tax-u-turn-relief-11525-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion newsletter readers share their thoughts on the government's change of plan]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bac professionnel is worth pursuing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/baccalaureat-professionnel-bac-pro-vocational-qualification-letters-11524-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are children in France pushed towards vocational courses at too young an age? Connexion readers share their thoughts]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No regrets about new life in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-missing-uk-no-regrets-france-compared-11512-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Would-be expats think they will miss English food, TV and the NHS. Connexion readers who've made the move disagree]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should schools be using CCTV?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-should-french-schools-use-cctv-protect-children-11502-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are the privacy concerns justified - or is videosurveillance important to protect children?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mixed forecasts from gîte owners]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/summer-2011-tourism-gite-owners-forecasts-mixed-11501-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will 2011 be a bumper year for French tourism? Seven readers who run gîtes and restaurants share their experiences]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your thoughts on dual citizenship]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/dual-citizenship-french-nationality-marine-le-pen-letters-11503-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen says France should ban dual nationality. Can you owe allegiance to more than one country?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should you correct teachers' English?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/should-you-correct-teachers-english-mistakes-school-language-learning-11498-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Keep quiet and risk your child learning incorrect language - or say something and risk undermining the teacher?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your views on  police in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Police-flics-France-crs-riot-cops-behaviour-11496-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are officers more approachable, more formal, or just passing the time?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The royal wedding: your plans?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Kate-William-royal-wedding-what-will-you-be-doing-11495-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How will you be celebrating in France? Glued to the screen, or mucking out the sheep, or having a crown fitted?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Religion lessons must be open]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Religious-education-schools-France-11494-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[PLANS for religious education in schools drew a strong response from Connexion readers.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your top French  words to learn]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Fabio-Capello-top-words-French-11493-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ENGLAND football boss Fabio Capello said he manages with 100 words to coach, so we asked you for your top French words]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will France pay for UK op?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-will-france-pay-for-uk-operation-11453-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I am keeping my fingers crossed. Considerable patience will no doubt be required before I receive some sort of response]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drugs must go back to pharmacies]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-drugs-must-go-back-to-pharmacies-11454-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Unused drugs should never be "flushed away"]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to make pension go further]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-how-to-make-pensions-go-further-11455-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have found it more advantageous to have our pensions paid to a UK bank and then transferred]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Safety should come first]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-safety-should-come-first-travelling-ferry-11456-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Driving for hours on an end to reach a cheaper ferry port is a false economy]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electricity bill has grown]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-electricity-bill-has-grown-11457-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with electricity bills]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making money at both ends]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-making-money-at-both-ends-11458-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I found the article about Richard Kroon and his "new" way of selling/buying houses, most interesting]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Has Pret done its market research?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-has-pret-a-manger-done-its-research-france-11459-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chain claims France has no equivalent of triangular sandwiches]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tighten up the smoking laws]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-tighten-up-the-smoking-laws-in-france-11460-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I know of at least half a dozen restaurants that still allow smoking in their bars]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[One nationality at a time]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-one-nationality-at-a-time-11461-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your reader who wishes to become "half-French", which is the oddest idea to me]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French justice worked well]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-french-justice-small-claims-worked-well-11462-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is useful to know that there is a free small claims procedure that works]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Great list, but Ypres is Belgian]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-great-list-but-ypres-is-not-in-france-11463-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations on an excellent article in your February issue on 100 things to do in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Country life has its ups and downs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Life-in-countryside-letters-11445-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEARLY two thirds of French people living in cities dream of having a house in the country, says a survey for 20 Minutes]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drink driving and bad habits]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/drink-driving-france-11441-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked about drink driving and motoring habits in France in advance of courteous driving day (March 24)]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-03-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drinking habits  in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/UK-France-alcohol-booze-consumption-binge-drinking-11439-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked about drinking, after the Ministry of Health organised a campaign against the drinking habits of older people]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-03-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Job hunting in  France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/job-hunting-in-France-your-thoughts-11438-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked about job hunting in France and whether a government incentive of 2,000 to employ the over-45s would help]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-03-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Billboard signs your thoughts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Advertising-billboards-french-countryside-11437-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A CONSULTATION on billboard advertising has been launched and we asked you what you thought ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-03-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French champions  of the lunch break]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/French-champions-of-lunch-break-your-thoughts-11436-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[French are champions of the 'proper' lunch break, what are your thoughts?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We are pariahs for living abroad]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-we-are-pariahs-for-living-abroad-11391-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have restrictions on e-books; we are in effect criminalised if we try to take out a Sky subscription...]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pass the parcel: festive blame game]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-pass-the-parcel-festive-blame-game-delivery-christmas-11392-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How many readers were left disappointed by the non-arrival of Christmas parcels?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Easy fix for school IT problem]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-easy-fix-for-school-it-problem-11393-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was shocked to read there is only one computer for every 11 pupils in French schools]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where is the south of France?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-where-is-the-south-of-france-11394-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Directions baffle our readers in the south]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In defence of Brittany Ferries]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-in-defence-of-brittany-ferries-11395-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have found none more pleasant and reliable than Brittany Ferries]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto-entrepeneurs and fraud]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Auto-entrepreneurs-fraud-reform-your-thoughts-11370-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your thoughts on stricter government controls of France's simplest business regime]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French driving permits law]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/French-driving-licences-health-age-law-11371-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[At what age can you keep a licence? Should the UK and France introduce medical tests?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do GPs prescribe drugs too easily?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Do-docs-over-do-it-11368-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WE ASKED readers about their experiences with French doctors]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are you a web pirate?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Internet-piracy-in-France-your-thoughts-11369-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A study by Hadopi, the group charged with tackling illegal downloading find 50 per cent of people do it  do you?
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		<pubDate>2011-02-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost of joining a power co-operative]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/joining-electricity-co-operative-edf-11362-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our village has agreed that we join a syndicat denergie - and pay an 8% surcharge]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French schooling remains the best]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-french-schooling-remains-the-best-11363-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We disagree completely with Peter Gumbe's assessment of French schools]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[E-book restriction seems arbitrary]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/ebook-restrictions-copyright-france-uk-11364-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Waterstone's say international rights mean they cannot sell to France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Variable GP fees will put people of]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/variable-doctor-fees-discouraging-letters-11365-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If the changes come into force, people will wait a lot longer before they go to visit a doctor]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French right to defend retirement]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-right-to-defend-retirement-letters-11366-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[President Sarkozy is systematically destroying French values]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can supermarkets search our bags?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/supermarket-bags-checks-france-law-rights-11367-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Do staff have a right to check our bags, without first proving there was a valid reason to do so?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How hobbies help language]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Hobbies-languages-French-English-anglais-francais-11303-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you share a hobby without sharing a language?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Let's hear it for the bureaucrats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-bureaucracy-can-be-a-pleasure-to-11301-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[French fonctionnaires can be a joy to deal with, if you make an effort in French and deal with them face-to-face]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are you healthier living in France?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-do-you-feel-healthier-living-in-france-11302-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What effect does moving to France have on your health?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thank you for help raising 1500]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Thank-you-letter-for-community-events-11300-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for placing the article about our Marché de Noel held in Mauroux]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bamboo tree help sought]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bamboo-help-sought-letters-property-11249-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Neighbour's bamboo is damaging our property. What can we do?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurance claim  has been disaster]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/insurance-claim-has-been-a-disaster-letters-11250-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Procedure has been a disaster and not of our making]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airport parking change is unfair]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/airport-parking-change-bordeaux-fees-unfair-letters-11251-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Airport forces customers to park in a short-term car park for long periods and then charges them over-stay fees]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Firewood: don't settle for less]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/firewood-shortfall-dont-settle-for-poor-quality-11252-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Natural' shortfall when ordering logs should be challenged]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where to apply for equity release]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/where-to-apply-equity-release-loan-letters-11253-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Prêt viager hypothécaire (equity release loan) is available from Crédit Foncier]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why won't France recognise my NVQ?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/why-wont-france-recognise-nvq-11254-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I would be interested to know why my English diplomas are not accepted in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Helpguide saved  500 - thank you]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/helpguide-saved-us-500-euros-thank-you-letters-11255-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for your article on taxe dhabitation]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What right have  we to complain?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-what-right-have-we-to-moan-french-inheritance-law-11256-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why should expats moan about French inheritance laws?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Misunderstanding of French pensions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-misunderstanding-how-france-funds-pensions-11257-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to read certain parts of Simon Heffer's article on pensions]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drive to Calais or Dunkirk for deals]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-drive-dunkirk-calais-best-deals-11258-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's worth the extra motorway tolls for the cheaper ferry fares]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Harder being an expat in 1980s]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-harder-being-expat-france-1980s-11259-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is easy these days to move to France from the UK. We came over 21 years ago and there was very much more involved]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Roads are in a terrible condition]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-roads-are-in-a-terrible-condition-11229-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Taxes have gone up, but routine road maintenance seemed to have come to a halt]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-17</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why can't we cope with snow?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-why-cant-france-uk-cope-with-snow-bad-weather-winter-11228-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Snow paralysed Paris last week and there's more to come. Why are we never prepared?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avoid losing your mobile credit]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pay-as-you-go-mobile-phones-credit-losing-alternatives-letters-11209-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers share their tips on how to avoid losing mobile pay-as-you-go credit on French phones]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[D-Day veterans deserve our help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/d-day-veterans-deserve-funding-help-letters-11210-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[D-Day brings in tourism cash: some of that should help support those left]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web tax adds insult to injury]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/broadband-tax-plan-insult-to-injury-letters-11211-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A tax on all internet users and landlines would be grossly inequitable]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Curious case of shrinking firewood]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-curious-case-shrinking-firewood-stere-11212-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Between ordering my firewood and stacking it, 30 per cent has gone missing]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lend holiday home to a good cause]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/donate-holiday-home-to-charity-for-a-week-11213-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As our house is empty for many out-of-season weeks, I decided to give a week to charity. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Congestion charge unnecessary here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-congestion-charge-unnecessary-france-11214-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why on earth invent solutions for problems that don't exist?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Lost' money and other bank woes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/lost-money-banking-france-accounts-letters-11215-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was very interested to read about problems concerning the length of time for the transfer of money]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Committed to good service]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/brittany-ferries-responds-reader-complaints-letters-11216-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Brittany Ferries responds to reader complaints]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[So many better options than wind]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-so-many-better-options-than-wind-11217-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are now so many other ways in which green energy can be harnessed]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Young hunters are ignoring the rules]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-young-hunters-ignoring-the-rules-11218-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is mainly the few younger members who bring them into disrepute]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Road rule change is just dangerous]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-french-highway-code-changes-bizarre-dangerous-11176-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Changes to the highway code giving pedestrians priority to cross]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-11-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PS equality bill: ambitious or daft?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/socialists-equality-bill-letters-comments-public-sector-pay-france-11160-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the Socialist party's new "real equality" bill bold and realistic, or half-baked nonsense?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-11-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Webcam doctors: will it work?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/online-gp-consultations-webcam-your-responses-letters-11159-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[GPs could start offering online consultations next year. An innovative development or an accident waiting to happen?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-11-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxing times: what would you change?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-tax-review-what-would-you-change-about-french-system-11157-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked Connexion newsletter readers what changes they would like to see made to the French tax system.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Child travel is a serious issue]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-child-travel-is-a-serious-issue-11090-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Think before you travel, says an immigration officer]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No trolleys or toilets at airport]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-bordeaux-airport-no-seats-trolleys-or-toilets-11092-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bordeaux Airport seems to have forgotten the passengers with its recent changes.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Autoentrepeneur not always right]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-autoentrepreneur-not-always-right-status-11093-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The simple business structure does not suit everyone]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Train couldn't take the strain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/oap-railcards-france-expensive-letters-11094-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are OAP railcards so expensive?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ferry not suitable for the disabled]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-ferry-cabins-not-suitable-disabled-11095-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All Brittany Ferries' disabled cabins use bunk beds]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your tips to cut travel costs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-cut-the-cost-of-christmas-travel-your-ferry-plane-train-tips-11087-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion readers share their advice on how to get the best deal when travelling to the UK at Christmas.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is France right to say what we wear?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/burqa-ban-letters-does-france-have-right-to-tell-us-what-to-wear-11083-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With France's burqa ban passed, we asked Connexion readers if France has any right to tell people what to wear]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trésorerie helped itself to our cash]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-tresorerie-helped-itself-to-our-cash-11091-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Humiliating experience' resulted from a basic error]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reasons to be cheerful in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-france-letters-11082-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it about life in France that brings a smile to your face?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank charges add insult to injury]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bank-charges-just-add-insult-to-injury-11033-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why do banks punish their customers by charging for everything, Connexion readers ask]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why so difficult to start business?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-why-is-it-so-hard-to-start-a-new-business-in-france-11034-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The self-assessment tax in the UK was simple - why is the French one not that way?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We learnt French the hard way]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-we-learnt-french-the-hard-way-11035-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been an uphill struggle, but worth it]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Take my disability not my benefits]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-take-away-my-disability-not-my-uk-benefits-11036-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was sickened by the letter claiming that a lot of people are abusing the incapacity benefit system]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[School in France: your experiences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/school-in-france-compared-britain-your-experiences-11010-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Limited and uninspiring, or intellectually stimulating? Parents with experiences of both UK and French schools compare.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inheritance rules: are they unfair?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/inheritance-tax-rules-france-unfair-onerous-your-opinions-11009-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are French inheritance rules too onerous, or should foreign residents in France learn to accept them?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is racism on the rise?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/is-racism-on-the-rise-have-your-say-10956-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A poll by SOS Racisme has found that the number of French agreeing with racial stereotypes.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Angry at France's  inheritance rules]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-angry-at-french-inheritance-rules-10957-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Notaires all agree the law is unjust but still nothing happens.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer body  help saved 2,000]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/consumer-body-ufc-que-choisir-helped-save-money-letters-10958-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers who have problems with companies should try getting help from their local offices of UFC Que Choisir]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Satellite was internet saviour]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/satellite-was-internet-saviour-letters-10959-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We live in a small rural community in Seine Maritime. The phone system here is ancient and unreliable]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caring for parents is the norm here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-no-surprise-children-must-pay-parents-care-france-11037-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Given French inheritance law, is this so surprising that children are asked to pay parents' care bills?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is France a dangerous place?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/is-france-dangerous-have-your-say-safety-10884-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Interior Ministry regularly announces more police and CCTV to combat violence. Is France becoming more dangerous?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fat people should pay more to fly]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letter-fat-people-should-pay-more-to-fly-10885-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you weigh almost double the average persons weight, then you pay for two seats. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French law is inheritance abuse]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/why-does-france-continue-with-inheritance-laws-letter-10886-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it right that as soon as one dies the other has to divide what rightfully belongs to the couple with the children?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK benefit U-turn  is half a victory]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-disability-benefit-u-turn-half-a-victory-living-allowance-10887-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Current rules still infringe on human rights and break anti-discrimination laws. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wind turbines: Con of the century]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wind-turbines-con-of-the-century-letter-france-10888-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The promotion of industrial wind turbines as a source of cheap, green energy is wrong.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nimbys would keep us all in the dark]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/nimbys-wind-turbines-letter-france-10889-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wind turbines are a hedge against rising power prices, which will continue forever.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mixed views on French schooling]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/mixed-views-french-education-system-schooling-letter-10890-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following May's article on exams here's a selection of letters from our postbag on French schooling.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rising anti-Brit sentiment?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/anti-british-sentiment-france-french-letters-10876-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We don't want special treatment, just a fair attitude and a fair deal.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Being an expat: mad or courageous?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/british-expats-in-france-mad-or-courageous-letters-rip-hopkins-10872-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Photographer Rip Hopkins said being a British expat in France was either mad or brave. Here are some of your replies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet: why is France so behind?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/internet-why-is-france-so-behind-letters-10873-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your thoughts on internet speeds and the user-friendliness of French websites]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-07-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French is not a  'useless' language]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-is-french-useless-chris-bryant-speaking-english-10829-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[... and expecting French firms to be able to speak English is discourteous. Connexion readers have their say on language]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baby food deal is unnecessary]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/danone-baby-food-discount-scheme-unnecessary-letters-10830-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be cheaper to mash some home-made food?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banking in France: your experiences]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/banking-in-france-your-experiences-letters-10815-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We asked Connexion newsletter readers about their experiences of banking in France. Here are some of their replies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ordering groceries from the UK - why?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-expats-ordering-food-uk-delivery-france-10816-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you shopped this way - and how much does it really save?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mains tap water - or bottled?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tap-water-safety-france-bottled-water-letters-10807-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[90% of French people say they consider their tap water safe to drink. Do you?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should bloggers reveal identity?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letters-bloggers-anonymity-proposed-law-france-full-name-address-10808-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What effect would proposed French law forcing bloggers to publish full name and address have on freedom of expression?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Burqa law shows tolerance limit]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/burqa-law-tolerance-limit-letter-may-10738-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All things in moderation  including religious tolerance]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We have lost our right to vote]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/UK-election-your-letters-10737-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A selection of readers' comments following the UK General Election]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should we tax carbon emissions?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/should-we-tax-carbon-emissions-10856-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Was the taxe carbone a missed opportunity or a tax too far?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[1,200 better off thanks to article]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/overseas-dental-treatment-france-will-pay-10784-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, The Connexion, for giving us the advice that led to our saving.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GP referall not always necessary]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letter-gp-referral-not-always-necessary-10785-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been advised that it is not necessary to obtain reference from your médecin-traitant]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sole traders deserve freedom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sole-traders-deserve-more-freedom-letter-10786-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was disappointed to see in your March edition the report on restrictions for new auto-entrpreneurs.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Build a pond in a weekend? No way]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/building-a-garden-pond-takes-more-than-a-weekend-letter-10787-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your article says building a pond is an ideal job for a spring weekend. You'll be lucky.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Let's put a stop to ugly signage]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/putting-a-stop-to-ugly-signs-and-dog-mess-letter-10788-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Let's try to make France, little by little, the beautiful country it should be]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building societies and non-residents]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/building-societies-non-residents-uk-letter-10789-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to find a building society prepared to take our cash? ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Higher education under-performing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-higher-education-system-letter-university-professor-10790-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A university lecturer responds to Higher Education Minister Valérie Pécresse's claims]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[France's attitude to obesity wrong]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/letter-obesity-attitudes-france-needs-change-10791-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["The moment I was born, the midwife harangued my mother that I was too big"]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do you talk about money?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/have-your-say-talking-about-personal-finance-10792-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Have attitudes to talking about money changed? Is personal finance still a taboo subject?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use number codes for French accents]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/alt-number-codes-french-accents-keyboard-10650-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are still having problems finding French accents on an English keyboard (see previous letters), try this]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What age to retire at?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/retirement-age-france-60-your-opinions-10682-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Parti Socialiste leader Martine Aubry has said that retirement at 60 is a right. What do you think?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French rail: poor, slow and decrepit]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-railway-sncf-poor-letter-10683-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["The alleged superiority of French railways is frequently trotted out as a given. I dispute this."]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I'm poorer but happier in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/poorer-but-happier-in-france-letter-10684-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["I came to France in 2004. My standard of living has been lower than ever before."]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thumbs up for France Telecom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-telecom-customer-service-letter-thumbs-up-10685-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Other readers have complained here, but my experience of France Telecom was superb.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Superstore tactics costing us dear]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/supermarket-savings-costing-us-dear-letter-10686-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Savings' offered by big supermarkets are not all they seem.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foie gras ducks do suffer. I've seen]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/foie-gras-ducks-suffer-letter-10687-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["Philippe Baron of the foie gras producers' federation is talking nonsense"]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thin stereotype is just not true]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/skinny-french-women-stereotype-is-not-true-letter-10688-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers react to Sally Ann Voak's piece exploring why French women are so skinny]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why would French employ Brits?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/why-would-the-french-want-to-employ-brits-letter-10632-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['I get the impression that UK citizens living here expect it is their right to be able seek employment in this country']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ban smacking? What nonsense]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/proposed-french-ban-on-smacking-is-waste-of-time-letter-10633-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["I read with amused irritation in the December 2009 issue that an anti-smacking law is proposed in France"]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supermarket ways of hitting shopper]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/supermarket-finds-ways-of-hitting-customer-letter-10634-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Your January leader on Que Choisir and its criticism of supermarkets is to be applauded.']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consulate cannot fill French forms]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/british-consultate-cannot-help-fill-in-french-forms-letter-10635-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['The British Consulate cannot help fill in a family's livret de famille']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[100% health cover claim is deceptive]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/100-per-cent-healthcover-claim-deceptive-letter-10636-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Mutuelle top up business is big business.
However, let the buyer beware']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Travel problems poorly handled]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/travel-problems-were-poorly-handled-letter-10637-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Easyjet Christmas delays were made worse by lack of communication']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Express Xmas travel woe]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/national-express-christmas-travel-woe-letter-10638-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA['Flight back to the UK was fine. The problem was the connection - National Express would not honour our tickets']]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK 0800 calls can cost 20p/min here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-0800-free-calls-can-cost-20p-a-minute-in-france-letter-10639-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["I would like to remind readers not to be taken in with UK 0800 numbers when phoning from France."]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Readers' woe at France Telecom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-telecom-problems-complaints-10551-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Connexion has received several letters recently from readers experiencing problems with France Telecom
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		<pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xmas travel chaos: were you affected?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/christmas-travel-chaos-eurostar-easyjet-ferries-snow-10513-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eurostar breakdowns, Easyjet cancellations and icy roads - we want to hear your Christmas travel horror stories]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I can't get a job as I'm not French]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/i-cant-get-a-job-as-im-not-french-10451-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Alleged French prejudice towards foreign jobseekers leaves many well-qualified workers 'on the professional scrapheap']]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hunting in France  highly regulated]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/hunting-in-france-highly-regulated-10417-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your story saying there is a lack of a single nationwide set of rules needs further qualification]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sorry we fail your French test]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sorry-we-fail-your-french-test-10418-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New generation British expats on watching Sky, eating Sunday roasts and integration]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Police car policy heavy-handed ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/police-car-policy-heavy-handed-10419-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Impounding foreign vehicles owned by Brits visiting UK is not something the police should be proud of]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Burqa letters: the debate rages on]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/burqa-letters-the-debate-rages-on-10378-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers react to Abdullah Saeeds letter in Septembers Connexion defending the burqa and warning against a ban]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make a home for a pine marten]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/make-a-home-for-a-pine-marten-10364-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[That way they wont want to live in yours say animal association.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unimpressed by  D-day jeep couple]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/unimpressed-by-d-day-jeep-couple-10347-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Historical re-enactors were all the rage in July Connexion - but this couple did not impress me.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost of passports is a disgrace]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/cost-of-passports-is-a-disgrace-10319-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If Embassy cannot make the passports for less than 140 they should send them by to London to be made at half the price]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Under the surface of lobster fishing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/under-the-surface-of-lobster-fishing-10320-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lobster labelled "Bretagne" could may actually be imported from Britain and Ireland.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Parcel postage to UK warning]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/parcel-postage-to-uk-warning-10314-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You cannot send parcels to UK PO-box addresses via ColiPoste or Chronopost because of rules in the UK.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pensions: who pays for falling pound?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pensions-who-pays-for-falling-pound-10303-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A selection of letters on pensions, the pounds near parity with the euro and survival in France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tackling French prejudice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tackling-french-prejudice-10302-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Brits in France who have a normal workaday job are non-existent, why?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fight for UK carers' benefits]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/fight-for-uk-carers-benefits-10290-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK government is dragging its heals restoring certain benefits to residents in France after a court ruling. Sign the petition here.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-01-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Communist impact was overstated]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/communist-impact-was-overstated-10265-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to claims, the far-left do not play and were never a major role in French politics]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My gas bill has  just shot up 38%]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/my-gas-bill-has-just-shot-up-38-10266-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Complaints are up since the sector was deregulated. How are price rises counted on a bill?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disappointed we're not martiens]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/disappointed-were-not-martiens-10267-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How residents of the village of Mars in the Ardèche actually refer to themselves.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Raise a toast to English wine]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/raise-a-toast-to-english-wine-10232-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In June, wine expert and businessman Alain Marty spoke to us about his work. Here are some reader responses.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exasperated by behaviour of EDF]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/exasperated-by-behaviour-of-edf-10233-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy company refuses to stick to appointments or admit faults and claims it never pays compensation.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Attacked by flies but what kind?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/attacked-by-flies-but-what-kind-10234-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Also  what is the real threat behind the tiger mosquito as it spreads to France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beyond GDP - why we like it here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/beyond-gdp-why-we-like-it-here-10225-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our interview with Prof Joseph Stiglitz is still generating letters, here are some we could not fit in August's issue.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bullfighting waves red rag to readers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bullfighting-waves-red-rag-to-readers-10224-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Article on the corrida provokes responses from all sides on tradition vs cruelty.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[School league tables do not help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/school-league-tables-do-not-help-10205-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Former teacher says introduction of league tables will bring teaching for testings sake to France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seeing Frances true colours]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/seeing-frances-true-colours-10206-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your romantic visions of the country will fade with time, says reader.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What we value living over here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-we-value-living-over-here-10207-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Professor Joseph Stiglitz's request for what they value in France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wind turbines ARE a problem]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wind-turbines-are-a-problem-10181-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Local turbines are making a noise and benefiting no-one and we don't know what impact they will have on property values.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Were not equal even in death]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/were-not-equal-even-in-death-10182-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Equality? It appears there is no longer a place for this sacred principle in Sarkozy's brave new republic. 
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		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sundays: to shop or not?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sundays-to-shop-or-not-10183-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two readers give their opinions on Sunday opening. Is it progress or is it a step in entirely the wrong direction?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dont knock UK  weather and police]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/dont-knock-uk-weather-and-police-10184-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Too many people knock Britains food, weather and policing. There is much to say for the way things are done there.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Auvergnat like Cornish?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/is-auvergnat-like-cornish-10185-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[After seven years living in the Auvergne I still have great difficulty in being understood in French by the locals.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sarkozy must not follow America]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sarkozy-must-not-follow-america-10150-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why America's short tenure as the world's lone super power has come to an end.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inheritance laws are hurtful]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/inheritance-laws-are-hurtful-10151-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My neighbour's son drove 100km to demand to know how much he had spent on renovations to his house.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Return to UK is  our only option]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/return-to-uk-is-our-only-option-10152-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We did do our homework.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ironic Mr Rude was Frenchman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/ironic-mr-rude-was-frenchman-10153-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to the new Mr Rude having a French accent.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Too early for  Sarlozy bashing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/too-early-for-sarlozy-bashing-10154-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarkozy was elected for five years - so it seems premature to write about broken promises just ten months afterwards.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Relaxing Sunday opening hours]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/relaxing-sunday-opening-hours-10155-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In March we wrote about Sunday trading laws in France and asked for your views. We publish a sample of the many replies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can we have free tuition please?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/can-we-have-free-tuition-please-10156-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers respond to a Manchester Chief Superintendent's comments on the difference between UK and French policing.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advice for scam protection]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/advice-for-scam-protection-10157-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Protection Juridique is cheap and worth investing in, says scam victim Angela Pickles after mobile phone 'slam']]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French make the  effort to know you]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-make-the-effort-to-know-you-10088-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: March 2008]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-03-14</pubDate>
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