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Mark Sampson

 
 
“Opération Séduction” - by Mark Sampson

Nicholas Sarkozy’s glamorous wife helps divert attention from his plunge in popularity


Petit Politics in Rural France - by Mark Sampson

Rural politics may be small time but can be beneficial to get involved.


Could Truffles be the Investment of the Future? - by Mark Sampson

This black gold commands silly prices from gourmets. You can tell theyre absurdly expensive because there are no price tags in evidence. At anything from 200 - 600 per kilo according to the customary laws of supply and demand, buying a truffle is more like buying a watch than half a kilo of button mushrooms. It means stopping to sniff the merchandise and discuss its properties with the trader.


The French Public's Reaction to Sarkozy - by Mark Sampson

Already eight months since he assumed the presidency, it was Monsieur Sarkozys turn a few days later. The papers were full of his glitzy one-man show at the Elyse Palace before an assembled multitude of journalists. In Le Monde, he was likened to General de Gaulle without the kepi. Bordeauxs daily Sud Ouest dubbed him Le Prsident bulldozer: a man seemingly indifferent to criticism, determined to push on with contentious reforms. What do the locals here think of their newish president?


Economic Slowdown in Rural France - by Mark Sampson

Madame R. at the local hardware shop in Martel is a worried woman. It was nothing to do with the chainsaw that I was carrying with intent when arrived at the shop. Nor, hopefully, with my regrettable breach of etiquette last summer (of which the less said the better). I should explain at this point that Martel is our local community centre perhaps best describes its role in the area. By which I mean its bigger than a village, but smaller than a town...



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