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Thursday, 27th March 2008

Sarko in full flow

Peter Hoskin 11:52am

Here's a short clip of Nicolas Sarkozy's address to Parliament yesterday.  For Matthew's account of it all, click here.

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Verity

March 27th, 2008 3:53pm Report this comment

I knew I adored Sarko from the first time I saw his on TV in France. What an elegant, heartfelt and gracious gesture of acknowledgement.

Jessica

March 27th, 2008 8:07pm Report this comment

Absolutely amazing speech (i watched it all on sky live). It takes a frenchmen to give us some English pride, why cant we have an English politician as inspirational and thoughtful as Sarkozy?? Cameron take note.

Stan

March 27th, 2008 9:04pm Report this comment

If British politicians thought and spoke like this, maybe not so many of us would have left the country to live abroad. But what would the "PC brigade" have said? Too British?

Mike, Englan

March 27th, 2008 9:04pm Report this comment

What a pity he's not teaching our children history ! The nonsense that our children are taught today about our past is so far off the mark that all history teachers should be given a video of his speech, to show in the classroom. It just might encourage the class to feel more patriotic.

Nicholas

March 27th, 2008 10:20pm Report this comment

France may never forget but unfortunately Britain probably will.

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