Inadequate news services
Over the start of this week, I was reading about the riots in Paris with interest on the BBC website - and yes, though no-one on this side of the channel seems to have noticed, the banlieus have been going up in flames again. Then the last two days, after reporting of various speeches and so on - nothing. Just like last time, I might add. So, decisively, I resolved to exercise my French skills, and visit www.lemonde.fr, online home of one of the great institutions of french journalism. Their front page has sod all on it to do with the troubles in Paris, but does lead to an interesting article that shows the intention of the French government to follow our own in pandering to business and crushing the rights of the worker, in fresh moves to distort the Law on 35 Hours. Read it here! Some of you will certainly understand it better than I did: I find it hard to believe how far my French reading ability has deteriorated since leaving school... so if any superior Francophiles want to discuss the content in more detail, as I only got the gist, that sounds good to me!
I think I shall be trying to read some French every day now, to improve my skills.
I think I shall be trying to read some French every day now, to improve my skills.