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The cardinal regions and the farce of the Pays-de-la-Loire
When you look at a modern map of France, you may spot an anomaly in the shape of the regions, and one in particular: the Pays-de-la-Loire, a puppet region created by the French state during the second half of the twentieth century for the sole purpose of weakening Brittany, its neighbouring region with a very strong regional identity.
Scotland re-modelled in the French style
Scotland re-modelled in the French style Let’s imagine for a moment a Theresa May government consulting French socialists who are looking around for something to fill their time since their electoral drubbing. […]