Saturday, March 1, 2014

British Ski Instructors Arrested in France

There's a war up in 'em hillsEarlier this week an English ski instructor, Simon Butler, was arrested in the French resort of Megève along with six of his employees, for allegedly teaching without the correct paperwork. The proceedings already appear to have ignited long-smoldering resentments between local and UK business owners in the French Alps.  Read on..
It’s quite hard to tell exactly what happened. Although The Daily Mail and Telegraph have both jumped on the story – gleaning quotes from excited UKIP politicians, Boris the Menace and the usual anti-EU brigade – there are so far no clues as to what documents the ski school was lacking or why precisely they were targeted.

Read more at http://whitelines.com/news/british-ski-instructors-arrested-in-france.html#SHmKYsP2BYADfUaT.99
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