Another effect; I haven’t seen a working radar all week. Every one I’ve noticed has hadits own bonfire.
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Yes. Every single one I have seen has been vandalised.
You got a big floppy poppy on the front Franglais ?
OwenMoney:
Yes. Every single one I have seen has been vandalised.
You got a big floppy poppy on the front Franglais ?
If you’ve seen one, it ain’t mine.
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North bound towards Rennes this afternoon following a subbie -
Big demonstrations and delays at the terminal Thursday evening - no CRS presence and seemingly tanker driver support for the tossers (gilet jaunes)- I am a little weary of their antics now -
Demonstrations planned for Saturday - and 22.00 Sunday night strike call - I can’t wait ……………
At some peages the barriers were up, gilet jaunes were collecting tickets and waving cars through for free. Very good natured. As I slowed to go through I was offered a coffee.
But I too, wish it would just end now.
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Franglais:
At some peages the barriers were up, gilet jaunes were collecting tickets and waving cars through for free. Very good natured. As I slowed to go through I was offered a coffee.But I too, wish it would just end now.
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Wish for something else, can’t see this going away for a little while.
Driver’s strike Monday. Oh great…
Looks like this could go on for a long while judging by the comments of one of Macrons MP’s on the Today programme this morning, her first quote was “well it’s only 6 cent a litre” followed up by “If the people knew the good things that this government has done for them then they wouldn’t be protesting”. To sum it up she reckoned the people were misinformed and that Macron was doing plenty of good things for them, and politicians wonder why voters mistrust them.
Mazzer2:
Looks like this could go on for a long while judging by the comments of one of Macrons MP’s on the Today programme this morning, her first quote was “well it’s only 6 cent a litre” followed up by “If the people knew the good things that this government has done for them then they wouldn’t be protesting”. To sum it up she reckoned the people were misinformed and that Macron was doing plenty of good things for them, and politicians wonder why voters mistrust them.
Typical politician
The government removed the “fortune tax” giving up to the richest percentage of the population a very nice bonus, whilst at the same time - under the cloak of an environment tax - are raising the CSG on pensioners (that’s like Nat. Ins) and putting on the 6 cts - and unsurprisingly replacing the revenues being given back to the rich, so it’s no wonder the misery is continuing and even if the politicos claim it’s not like this, it is the way it’s perceived by workers and us poor drivers.
6 cts a litre is a lot for a big spreadout country where we all rely on diesel cars and do plenty of kilometers. Although the raises in revenue are now not just delayed for 6 months but cancelled altogether i am sure the gov will have to find an other more acceptable way to raise revenue.
There is also a big distrust of the fact that Paye is being brought in from January 2019 which is a big change and something else which
people fear is going to cost them more .
I assure you, it will continue. The French people, sorry, the “ordinary” French person has had enough of being ripped off by this and previous governments, seeing (as in the UK) the rich get richer, subsidised by the ordinary worker. Macron, before being elected, promised a change from the old, he said that the ordinary Frenchman Frenchwoman would see a change. Well they haven’t!! They have been hit hard in the pocket!!
At least the strike was cancelled and with the ‘gilet jaunes’ in the usual places a very quiet day so far.
Waiting to see what the President says tonight to see if it all kicks off again tomorrow.
pierrot 14:
I assure you, it will continue. The French people, sorry, the “ordinary” French person has had enough of being ripped off by this and previous governments, seeing (as in the UK) the rich get richer, subsidised by the ordinary worker. Macron, before being elected, promised a change from the old, he said that the ordinary Frenchman Frenchwoman would see a change. Well they haven’t!! They have been hit hard in the pocket!!
I should imagine many other European leaders are watching France with concern, worried that the protests might encourage their own people to rise up, especially if they succeed in getting rid of Macron.
I also wonder at what point the media stops calling any protest by ordinary people, “Right Wing”?
muckles:
I should imagine many other European leaders are watching France with concern, worried that the protests might encourage their own people to rise up, especially if they succeed in getting rid of Macron.I also wonder at what point the media stops calling any protest by ordinary people, “Right Wing”?
Ah, now we (over here in UK) were informed some time during this week, that the Gilet Jaune protests had basically been hijacked by right wing rioters.
This was almost certainly a BBC radio news report because that’s mainly what I listen to, but I don’t remember when that was.