Fighting for UK pensions As a result of the article in Connexion about how the UK lied to me about pension rights, the campaign group British Pensioners for Justice has received nearly 200 messages of support. Published: 27 November 2019
Jospin beaten by split vote It was a shame that Simon Heffer (Connexion, Comment, November issue) marred an otherwise excellent round-up of recent French presidents by including a slur that says more about his own prejudice than about the facts. Published: 27 November 2019
Help save French forests In Corrèze, an association called Faîte et Racines (tinyurl.com/vvdlno7) is trying to crowd-fund a project to save some hectares of local forest from what it calls “coupes razes”, where parcels of land are sold to companies who remove established woodland. Published: 27 November 2019
No end in sight for Brexit fuss Like many Britons I will be only too pleased to see the end of Brexit and the Westminster soap opera filling our screens. Published: 27 November 2019
UK government caught in referendum trap The tragedy of an irrevocably divided UK is the result of a shambolic Brexit, sired by a totally inappropriate and equally shambolic referendum. Published: 27 November 2019
Speed is not the danger on French roads I read with interest, and glee, that drivers who hog the middle and/or the outside autoroute lanes will be fined. Published: 27 November 2019
Charge query I hired a car through Vehicle-Rent.com online from Bordeaux-Mérignac. Published: 27 November 2019
Live for today As another 70-plus retiree, I was interested in Christopher Vanier’s article (Connexion, October edition). Published: 11 November 2019
Authority is jumping gun A letter sent from NHS Business Services Authority states that the UK is leaving the European Union on October 31. Published: 11 November 2019
An unlawful ‘black hole’ My wife and I bought our house in France in 2001 with the aim of spending our retirement here. Published: 11 November 2019