Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:32 am
French Claim To Be English For Games Cash
Council bosses in northern France have secured their latest Olympic contract by claiming to be the part of southern England the British have forgotten.
Officials in Pas-de-Calais, in northeast France, are trying to rebrand the area in a bid to cash in on London 2012.
Story here
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Olympics-Pas-de-Calais-Gets-Olympic-Funding-To-House-Athletes---Council-Claims-It-Is-English-Land/Article/201001415534905
Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:07 am
Hope they are paying their Council Tax
Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:55 am
In Del Boy's own words - Plume de ma tante !!!!