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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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