Britain | The French community in London
Paris-on-Thames
The French influx to London suggests what governments can and can’t do to boost their cities’ allure
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ONCE the quintessence of Englishness—it has Etonian board members, and emerged 125 years ago from the royal armaments factory—Arsenal Football Club has been coached by Arsène Wenger, a Frenchman, since 1996. The north London team usually fields more French players than English ones. The Eurostar trains to and from Paris even zoom past the club's Emirates Stadium, a corner of Islington that is forever France.
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