tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post6945412023305374910..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: Leon Blum Before His JudgesSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-30442609828379057842013-08-13T22:36:07.136+01:002013-08-13T22:36:07.136+01:00There is a lovely Place Leon Blum in the 11th arro...There is a lovely Place Leon Blum in the 11th arrondissement in Paris near the Bastille, the traditional "leftist" section of Paris. In that quarter he is regarded as a hero for standing up for the common worker despite the threat of death. I only found this Place (it is hard to miss it) as it was near the site of the guillotine's storage hanger which I was tracking down at the time. I am still waiting for a statue to Mitterrand (the pyramaid at the Louvre doesn't count) Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451737739428845374noreply@blogger.com