How will you spend this weekend? Last week we received an #invitation to a #party for a mother and daughter, as they both #celebrate their #birthdays during the same week. The daughter Laura will be #24, and the Mum is #celebrating her #50th. We’ll be driving down later this week for this very #special #occasion. We have known the #family for 10 #years, and over this time we have watched Laura finish #school, #travel and #live #overseas, pass her #driving #test, attend #uni

#France is seeing an increase in the number of young people #emigrating #overseas. Surely, its rising #unemployment rate plays a part? It’s not just young #professionals that flee for #work – ironically enough, even the most unqualified aim abroad in order to find basic jobs, from #waiters in #restaurants to #office secretaries. Whilst #employment is already strained, the #financial crisis diffusing and deepening itself across Europe does nothing to help the situation, or boo