He's in town...

http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2008/02/15/nicolas-sarkozy-et-xavier-darcos-font-bloc-pour-reformer-l-ecole-primaire_1011760_823448.html#ens_id=861150

Aye so Sarkozy has been and gone I think. Arrived by private jet into the little airport here, visited one of the local schools (although not mine), the museum and gave a little speech at the theatre about school reforms (getting rid of Saturday mornings and a return to the "fundamentals", reading, writing etc). Basically just a chance to try and get some brownie points (at the invitation of M Darcos, mayor of Perigueux and minister for education) in a town which originally voted 56% Royal and is now even more anti-Sarko.

Have been hanging around in town...lots of camers and Catherine another assistant got a glimpse of him, but I'm still waiting for the call...

Early night tonight: 5am start tomorrow for a weekend at Futuroscope and Poitiers, can't wait!