The U.K. has moved on from Brexit.

The bureacracy of everyday life in France is weighty, detailed and traditionally very paper heavy, though much of it is now online. I have no sense of people ignoring or circumventing the rules. We are currently involved in getting support for DH who now has complex health and disability issues. The services are fast, reactive, and very carefully targeted at our needs. Frankly I can cope with a bit of bureacracy to receive the level of care that the state provides for us.
It is managed by the Maison de Solidarité. Says it all really.

I agree, M0nica there's far less public pissing in France these days.

Circumnavigating the rules, however, is a French past time amongst a number of the French I know, or maybe I just attract crooks?
When I was teaching at a school in France, I lived in a convent, (it was quite fun actually!). I shared a room with Michèle. When it came to submitting my government claim for lodgings, the good sisters entered the price of a single room which was obviously quite a bit more than the shared room fee. They then pocketed the higher amount for themselves with a shrug!