Perhaps to avoid getting stuck in a rut too early on, I'l make some observations of my own.
France itself clearly has a lot to answer for. The policies that it pursues both at home and in the wider context of the EU have alienated many people - especially on this forum. :wink:
Some of these articles about the riots are quoting local unemployment rates of 40%! That is quite staggering.
Now could part of the problem, by any chance, be anything to do with France's restrictive labour laws? I'm sure that they must play a part in this.
France has been stagnating for the past few years with low wages and high taxes and high unemployment (compared to the UK). It's also very difficult for foreign companies to operate in France. I've heard anecdotally that it's very difficult to lay anyone off there.
Could at least part for the problem be economic I wonder?
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