Meanwhile as LGV Est is so damned boring* I found the time to finish a little essay about meaning and communication in EU politics.
The essay, unlike the line, should not be boring!
https://jonworth.eu/my-railway-work-no-shortage-of-meaning-but-for-the-eu-institutions-that-can-be-uncomfortable/
* - I am not taking replies to this point, I am still of the view it is more boring than LGV Nord