French and British national moods a world apart

It has not been a great week to be French. Unemployment has just hit three million, growth for next year is estimated at barely above zero, and the popularity of President Hollande has plummeted.

Anyone who uses the Eurostar regularly gets to know the station at either end pretty thoroughly, so I do not think I will be the first traveller on the line to make the following observation - St Pancras: Gem. Gare du Nord: Dump.

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Comments

[J Roger Clifford-Banks]

I was surprised recently to see the new statue of Zinadine Zidane, outside the Pompidou Center in Paris. It depicts the great man head-butting his opponent during his final pro-game. One might have thought they'd show him in a better light, but the national mood obviously offers no favours.