Sacre bleu - new PM in France?

[Slow.Patrol]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2z8xyz68mo

Looks like all is not well in France.

[Getragdogleg]

But they are in the EU, how can they be anything other than organised and living in a utopia ?

[Derek Smith]

Slow.Patrol said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2z8xyz68mo

Looks like all is not well in France.

It's what's happening across Europe and a few other countries is loss of consensus. The success of extreme political parties, and changes in voting habits is the new norm. The UK is similar to what has been reported from France in that voting appears to be based not of right/left beliefs but on individual policies. Despite labour having what was described as a landslide victory at the last election, voting numbers are down overall, giving the one-policy parties a boost.

Whenever we have the next election, 'things' will be more unsettled in all probability. A hung parliament seems possible/probable and a minority government or some sort of agreement between parties. Whatever, it will give significant power parties with few seats, so perhaps we are looking at our future.

The fall from grace, or do I mean series of suicidal PMs, of the tory party, that's the party that's ruled this country for (an arguable) 70% of the last 100 years has now few people intending to vote for it than reform. It's a remarkable change in a few short periods of chaos.

Francs might well be the new world order.

[Getragdogleg]

The Governments seem to be under the illusion that they are in charge and are pushing ever more tracking and controls.

[zb]

Derek Smith said:

It's what's happening across Europe and a few other countries is loss of consensus. The success of extreme political parties, and changes in voting habits is the new norm. The UK is similar to what has been reported from France in that voting appears to be based not of right/left beliefs but on individual policies. Despite labour having what was described as a landslide victory at the last election, voting numbers are down overall, giving the one-policy parties a boost.

Whenever we have the next election, 'things' will be more unsettled in all probability. A hung parliament seems possible/probable and a minority government or some sort of agreement between parties. Whatever, it will give significant power parties with few seats, so perhaps we are looking at our future.

The fall from grace, or do I mean series of suicidal PMs, of the tory party, that's the party that's ruled this country for (an arguable) 70% of the last 100 years has now few people intending to vote for it than reform. It's a remarkable change in a few short periods of chaos.

Francs might well be the new world order.

I would go one step further Derek, it's not just individual policies; people are voting on emotions, how a party or candidate makes them feel.

Emotions are easily manipulated, and you can't argue someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.

[DeejRC]

"He's a handsome man. His ideas are good. There are too many immigrants coming here. Mr Bardella… wants to put French people first," said Nadine, 61, who, like many others in the crowd, declined to give her surname.

Nige is putting Nad to work straight away..