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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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