/566/ The Last Big French Crisis ft. Charles Devellennes

On the pupils' protests and wider riots.

Charles Devellennes, author of books on Macron and French protests, is back on the pod, talking to Alex about a month of insurrection in France.

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Why are these types of revolts so common in Macron's France?

Are things that bad – or do the French have higher standards?

Why did the secondary school pupil's protests explode into something bigger?

Are the demonstrations "anti-French"? Even anti-civilisation?

Can the radical left profit or is it Le Pen's presidency to lose?

Links

High school protests met with unparalleled repression, Charles Devellennes substack

The Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract, Charles Devellennes

France: between the bond market and the barricades, FT