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Tag Archives: Brexit
Brexit from here
We have made only intermittent comments on Brexit over the last few years. Nevertheless with the long process of the UK’s departure started (and contrary to what the British Prime Minister says, it is only the start) we think it’s … Continue reading
Cardboard boxes, churches and constitutional crises
Well, after an eventful and somewhat stressful couple of days where it seemed as if the sale was off, it looks as though we have sold our house and, as such, made another giant leap towards moving in October. The … Continue reading
Bits and pieces
The slightly disjointed nature of the blogs over the past month or so has been partly because we have been travelling backwards and forwards to the UK, first to see Chris’ dad in hospital and then sadly, last week for … Continue reading
Port Grimaud and Brexit
Two things this week. First of all, Port Grimaud. One of the problems of the Cote d’Azur is not just that it has been relentlessly built over, but that it has been built over in a crass, ugly and unsympathetic … Continue reading
Dunkirk etc…
We have just been to see Dunkirk or more precisely Dunkerque on the big IMAX screen at Toulon. It was in French of course and we confess to failing to follow some of the dialogue. Despite an over-clever structure it … Continue reading
Tourtour and Brexit
Tourtour Although we discovered the little village of Tourtour just a few months after arriving in Taradeau, it has rapidly become one of the places we take visitors to. It’s only 20 minutes away but it’s easy to overlook: it’s … Continue reading
Aftermaths
Regionally and internationally the two big events for us have been the Nice atrocity of 14 July and of course, Brexit. Last Sunday we came to terms with something of the aftermath of both. When it comes to security Cannes … Continue reading
And how do you feel?
The tone of our French friend was very concerned. “Brexit: how do you feel?” Well, tempting as it is to revert to posting pretty pictures the significance of current events is such that we cannot resist posting something of an … Continue reading
Brexit
We are posting this on Friday morning rather than on Saturday so for all we know lots of things will change in this fast-moving post-referendum situation. We can’t even be sure whether David Cameron will be the Prime Minister by … Continue reading
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