Paris revisited: plus ça change…
Paris is constantly changing with the emergence of bike share schemes, modern buildings and locals embracing communications technology.
Paris is constantly changing with the emergence of bike share schemes, modern buildings and locals embracing communications technology.
The French are famous for their long lunch hours and even longer August holidays. Does this means that they're not working hard, or have they found the key to being better workers than the rest of us?
We think of the small businesses in France as emblematic of France itself. After hearing several of the business owners voice their worry about `changing times`, I had to wonder; just how important are these small businesses today?
The most recent rail and air strikes in France have left many a traveller with frustrated plans. If you've been unlucky enough to get caught out, you've probably been asking yourself: 'Why?!'. Well, it's complicated.
Recent government back-pedalling on equality classes in schools has some of us questioning just what égalité in France means.
Even at the end of their studies, many French students find themselves jobless.
So, as the experiment draws to a close, it seems fitting to end with a subject that’s very close to my heart: homelessness in France.
Is the idealised perception of French women making a woman’s place in French politics more difficult?
Do you wonder how a week in the life of normal President looks? Let’s browse Hollande’s summer agenda to get a hint of the diversity of his recent activities, until his short holiday at the official résidence d’été présidentielle.
In his first official interview Francois Hollande said: « Faire simple, c’est être exemplaire, clair, proche et transparent. » Is he acting on his words?