French Riots

[City123]

I predict a brioche...

[IsakMilligan]

It is evident that people are not sitting and waiting and not allowed to push you around

[Heathblue]

Kicked off again today.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Outside of Europe - which countries do you most admire for their treatment of the working class?

I notice that question was totally ignored.

[Heathblue]

So what are the French really kicking off against?, is it socialism and the high taxes, TBF their infrastructure is far bar than that of the UK or is it Globalism, climate change, plastic, greenhouse gasses etc. etc. or is it the French just like a ruck and will demo against anyone and anything just for the hell of it ?

[the other bob wilson]

So what are the French really kicking off against?, is it socialism and the high taxes, TBF their infrastructure is far bar than that of the UK or is it Globalism, climate change, plastic, greenhouse gasses etc. etc. or is it the French just like a ruck and will demo against anyone and anything just for the hell of it ?

Why would it be socialism? The time to do that would be when they had a socialist government, Macron and co are hardly that.

[Heathblue]

Why would it be socialism? The time to do that would be when they had a socialist government, Macron and co are hardly that.

Macron has called himself a socialist in his past, allegedly he caved in last week and gave tax concessions on various tax issues, however the mob were still out yesterday with some pretty nasty rioting, what are they rioting about ?

[Eric Cartman]

Macron has called himself a socialist in his past, allegedly he caved in last week and gave tax concessions on various tax issues, however the mob were still out yesterday with some pretty nasty rioting, what are they rioting about ?

Macron is one of the 'trickle down' mob. Tax cuts for the richest to encourage investment. Unfortunately they often just use it to buy a massive yacht via a holding company set up in a tax haven.

[life on mars]

Macron is one of the 'trickle down' mob. Tax cuts for the richest to encourage investment. Unfortunately they often just use it to buy a massive yacht via a holding company set up in a tax haven.

A Champagne Latte Socialist then , he should move to North London ,there's loads of them wallowing in the evil caplitist wealthy living standards ,they so despise .

Up the revolution.

[Eric Cartman]

A Champagne Latte Socialist then , he should move to North London ,there's loads of them wallowing in the evil caplitist wealthy living standards ,they so despise .

Up the revolution.

No, he is quite the opposite.

Is this you?

https://youtu.be/3252FSW7OC4

[life on mars]

No, he is quite the opposite.

Is this you?

https://youtu.be/3252FSW7OC4

No , not made media fame yet , but well funny though, thanks for the clip ,did make me chuckle .

[Organ Morgan.]

An interesting article with greater insight as to why the yellow vest movement persists: France: Understanding the Gilets Jaunes Uprising

• The French state has been bankrupt since 2004. A minister finally admitted it in 2013.
• French GDP hasn’t risen above 2% in 50 years. Yes - FIFTY. The average annual GDP growth rate between 1949-2018? 0.78%.
• In 2018, 14% of the population in France live below the poverty line (they earn less than 60% of the median income).
• Worse, more than 50% of French people have an annual income of less than €20,150 a year (about $1,900 US per month).
• The 'official' unemployment rate is 10% - about 3.5 million citizens (in reality, it's much higher).
• The youth unemployment rate is 22%. Yes, you did read that right.
• Astonishing but true: the French government employs 25% of the entire French workforce...and it's impossible to fire them.

More - https://quodverum.com/2018/12/344/fr...-uprising.html

[cyril evans awaydays]

An interesting article with greater insight as to why the yellow vest movement persists: France: Understanding the Gilets Jaunes Uprising

• The French state has been bankrupt since 2004. A minister finally admitted it in 2013.
• French GDP hasn’t risen above 2% in 50 years. Yes - FIFTY. The average annual GDP growth rate between 1949-2018? 0.78%.
• In 2018, 14% of the population in France live below the poverty line (they earn less than 60% of the median income).
• Worse, more than 50% of French people have an annual income of less than €20,150 a year (about $1,900 US per month).
• The 'official' unemployment rate is 10% - about 3.5 million citizens (in reality, it's much higher).
• The youth unemployment rate is 22%. Yes, you did read that right.
• Astonishing but true: the French government employs 25% of the entire French workforce...and it's impossible to fire them.

More - https://quodverum.com/2018/12/344/fr...-uprising.html

Did you check any of these "facts" before you regurgitated them or whether trends are getting better or worse? Some of the stats you quoted are not pretty but in a number of areas the trends are in the right direction and don't explain the "why now" on the gillets jaunes. The GDP stat is just bollocks.

https://tradingeconomics.com/france/unemployment-rate

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator...-GB&start=1967

[Organ Morgan.]

I didn't check them, Cyril. I did post a graph in another thread last month showing that the French have become the most taxed of the OECD countries (https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-...try-1544004004) with the data compiled by the OECD itself, and from what I've heard the protesters say they've had enough of the tax burden.

[life on mars]

An interesting article with greater insight as to why the yellow vest movement persists: France: Understanding the Gilets Jaunes Uprising

• The French state has been bankrupt since 2004. A minister finally admitted it in 2013.
• French GDP hasn’t risen above 2% in 50 years. Yes - FIFTY. The average annual GDP growth rate between 1949-2018? 0.78%.
• In 2018, 14% of the population in France live below the poverty line (they earn less than 60% of the median income).
• Worse, more than 50% of French people have an annual income of less than €20,150 a year (about $1,900 US per month).
• The 'official' unemployment rate is 10% - about 3.5 million citizens (in reality, it's much higher).
• The youth unemployment rate is 22%. Yes, you did read that right.
• Astonishing but true: the French government employs 25% of the entire French workforce...and it's impossible to fire them.

More - https://quodverum.com/2018/12/344/fr...-uprising.html

Oh dear , I thought France was a sort of socialist ,liberal, ,free ,republic country it's a bit Les Miserable now .

[Heathblue]

Oh dear , I thought France was a sort of socialist ,liberal, ,free ,republic country it's a bit Les Miserable now .

Yellow Vest Brigade in Paris again today, also London was it you

Capture.jpg

[CardiffIrish2]

4 arrested so far.

How many people were arrested at the people’s vote demo?

Answer: less then one ....

[Heathblue]

French heavyweight boxer, expressing his feelings
The Rothchild's banker struggling to keep control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK1Y3dn_gUo

[Heathblue]

Kicking off again today, seems a bit tasty as well, are all the beeb journos at the Rugby?

[Mrs Steve R]

Kicking off again today, seems a bit tasty as well, are all the beeb journos at the Rugby?

The revolution will not be televised.

[Heathblue]

The revolution will not be televised.

https://twitter.com/Amreen__Rizvi/st...40436154257409

[life on mars]

https://twitter.com/Amreen__Rizvi/st...40436154257409

Why give people publicity ,that there action may ring harm to innocents?

[CardiffIrish2]

I typed in Paris and literally tennstories about the riots popped up.

I’ve got a Pro Trump, Pro Brexit, anti immigration, pro Tommy Robinson Facebook friend who also says there is no coverage.

Weird.......

(Politics aside he’s a smashing fella and one of my customers 😂😂)

[Heathblue]

Why give people publicity ,that there action may ring harm to innocents?

Philip is giving up his licence , all is good.

[Heathblue]

Still at it !!!!
https://twitter.com/unscriptedmike/s...32878488924160