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Comment: Brexit 'reset' cannot repair the damage it did to people with links to France
Columnist Nick Inman urges Brexit advocates to own their past promises and address the consequences of their actions
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Comment: Jogging is now a respectable French pastime
Columnist Sarah Henshaw notes how it has gone from being a joke to a passion in the country
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Letters: British residents of France spar over residency rights
Connexion readers reveal how visa rules affect visits to their French properties post-Brexit
Strike back over strikes
SNCF and air traffic controllers strike at will with government seemingly unable to prevent chaos despite only 8% of employees belonging to unions.
It is about time unions were legally obliged to pay consequential loss to all customers who have suffered from their random actions. ‘Grève’ would soon become an archaic word.
Much is written about the UK €40billion+ divorce settlement to the EU but, to put things into perspective, SNCF debt stands at €45bn+ (It is similar at UK National Rail).
Time to stop all the perks for pensioners, families and overseas rail employees, tighten financial control and reintroduce customer service which was once a hallmark of SNCF (and former British Rail).
Franklyn Jackson, by email