Eh bingo… When the experts had a look after the huge problems of the Eurostar in December they discover how not prepare at all the company was. In theory, Eurostar is just amazing, 2h and a bit more than a half and you are in central Paris and London… Just the best transport ever… But [...]
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France Telecom : Suicide Land but why ?
September 30th, 2009
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24 suicides in 18 months in the same company: France Telecom. Even in the UK, British people talk about that big problem. France Telecom is not the only French company where people committed suicide because of work. Renault had also got the same problems but not so many people. So why ? A French case [...]
Recession is finished in France… Maybe UK should pass in Eurozone
August 13th, 2009
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Today the MP of Economy in France has announced the recession is finished in France. Good news. In the UK it’s still not the case. Because the financial system is different and also because the GBP is quite in the shit… Maybe now UK people you are going to think about taking the Euro, aren’t [...]
A new bank holiday … Happy ???
July 29th, 2009
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The ministry of Labour has suggested one bank holiday more in the UK. Very very good idea. Because we just have 8 days off that is the country in Europe with the less bank holidays. Compare to France of course it’s ridiculous. 8 days… hard !!! It’s not enough 8 days. That’s why the MP [...]
Labour day or May day
April 30th, 2009
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Tomorrow it’s the 1st of May, a very important day in France and in quite the whole Europe…. maybe I should say the whole continent… Why? Because in the UK, there is no 1st of May apart in the calendar. It is one of the main distinction between Europe and the UK. And, in fact, [...]
Bosses confinment a French speciality
April 7th, 2009
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In crisis period, people accept with difficulty to be left by their country and company. In England, people organise demonstrations and go directly in front of companies. In France, they confine their boss. A massive difference. In France Two recent surveys show that 45% of French understand perfectly why employees have sometimes to confine their [...]
How the UK economic model is falling apart …
March 16th, 2009
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There was a time in France where right and left liberalists politics glory the anglo saxon economic model… All French could have heard “Look accrossed the Channel, it’s full employment, they have huge salaries… we all should do the same…” 10 unemployed were chasing 1 position Since the 11th july 2008, the music is not [...]
Finance crisis, London crisis …
September 15th, 2008
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This morning all the newspapers English and French, economic or not, right and left, all of them have opened with the same news : Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy. In France, the stock exchange has openened down. In London, they expect 3 000 people less in the City… Scary moments I don’t how people who are not [...]
