Is Macron France's Maggie?
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Looks like there could be trouble ahead for Air France (and SNCF)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44021431
Is Macron going to try and break the unions?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44021431
Is Macron going to try and break the unions?
irocfan said:
Looks like there could be trouble ahead for Air France (and SNCF)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44021431
Is Macron going to try and break the unions?
He'll try. They usually do. Generally speaking this is "strike season" in France; the weather's nice, you get a bit of money while on strike, and when I was caught up in one in Toulouse it brought to mind Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grand Jatte. Very civil.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44021431
Is Macron going to try and break the unions?
BlackLabel said:
Hats off. Now... Can you imagine Corbyn in the same situation?
BlackLabel said:
I watched this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant the way he did it.Just the right balance of lecture but not too "stuck up" IMO.
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hstewie said:
hstewie said:BlackLabel said:
I watched this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant the way he did it.Just the right balance of lecture but not too "stuck up" IMO.
loafer123 said:
bhstewie said:
hstewie said:BlackLabel said:
I watched this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant the way he did it.Just the right balance of lecture but not too "stuck up" IMO.
REALIST123 said:
A bit early to make the comparison, Macron’s not achieved anything yet.
Time will tell whether he can drag France off its knees and back into a Country to be proud of, like Thatcher did for the UK.
Is France on its knees? GDP just behind the U.K. unemployment much higher but life expectancy, birth rates, health care etc all higher.Time will tell whether he can drag France off its knees and back into a Country to be proud of, like Thatcher did for the UK.
Nothing like the U.K. in the 70s though.
El stovey said:
REALIST123 said:
A bit early to make the comparison, Macron’s not achieved anything yet.
Time will tell whether he can drag France off its knees and back into a Country to be proud of, like Thatcher did for the UK.
Is France on its knees? GDP just behind the U.K. unemployment much higher but life expectancy, birth rates, health care etc all higher.Time will tell whether he can drag France off its knees and back into a Country to be proud of, like Thatcher did for the UK.
Nothing like the U.K. in the 70s though.
El stovey said:
Is France on its knees? GDP just behind the U.K. unemployment much higher but life expectancy, birth rates, health care etc all higher.
Nothing like the U.K. in the 70s though.
Debt to GDP is 97% though against 85% for the UK and according to figures I can find their birth rate by 1,000 population in 2017 is lower than the UK. The average age is over a year older than in the UK and they have 2% more over 65s. Some may argue that having a longer life expectancy is not really good for the country as a whole.Nothing like the U.K. in the 70s though.
I would be interested to see by what measure you base your statement that healthcare is "higher" in France maybe you could expand that point...as most figures I can find show that overall the NHS is much cheaper and better than the French system...
I would not suggest that it is on its knees but it seems to be behind the UK in many respects...
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