Um, France too. Opération Vigipirate started in 1978 during the Gulf War. You will see military patrolling around all train stations.

Kosher, in French.

Now maybe they'll learn not to stock Polish products under "Israel" or "Cacher". It's damaging Polish exports.

Think I've managed to subscribe now.

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No patients on trolleys?

I mentioned Heidi to someone my age recently and she had no idea what I was talking about. My childhood reading also included Little Women and Enid Blyton (Malory Towers).

You have been telling the gullible Brits on X (last June) that Nigel Farage lives in Brussels, has Belgian nationality and pays tax in Belgium, all of which is patently untrue, who would elect to pay tax in the 2nd highest tax regime in Europe? He does not live here in Brussels, we would know.

Wouldn't we all? I'd be there making tea for your ma.

Farage and his cohort in the EP got away with it.

Pretty much the Putin way of running an administration.

I was in Bastogne, Belgium, on Saturday. They commemorated 80 years since the Battle of the Bulge last December and town is still festooned with American flags and messages of gratitude for the thousands of young Americans who lost their lives. I nearly broke down in tears in the tourist office.