Paris - City of Romance
- Captain Haddock
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6 December 2018 20:51352046Looks like it's all going to kick off this weekend?
Macron “We have reason to fear a great violence.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/emmanuel-macron-s-rating-hits-record-low-as-he-predicts-great-violence-a4010296.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1544110550
Meanwhile I've been following France24 TV today. Schoolkids rioting all over the country.
French police doing what French police do!
I seriously wonder whether we are heading for a continental version of the Arab Spring - and we all know how that worked out...................."Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - 6 December 2018 21:13352047They certainly know how to keep prices low at the pumps in all fairness.
- Captain Haddock
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6 December 2018 23:27352051While we worry about Mr Plod knocking a couple of scallies of stolen scooters, the French police continue doing what they do best!
?s=19"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Brian Dixon
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7 December 2018 04:57352052but the point is are we leaving bob. - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 11:33352061The Speccie's take on things - 'Let them buy Teslas' :-
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/12/let-them-buy-teslas-how-macron-became-the-enemy-of-the-french/howard mcsweeney1 likes this"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 11:56352063And I thought the kids I taught were revolting!
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - 7 December 2018 12:35352064This must be hurting their economy, not only the damage to property but traders in Central Paris losing business in the run up to Christmas. We can be fairly certain that other French cities and towns will be suffering the same and the protestors are not looking for a political settlement.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46479423 - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 13:02352068Still kicking off all over France today (no mention on BBC news?).
Here's just one incident (Thanks to Google translate)
Two journalists escaped an acid attack this morning. An agitator threw in their direction a bottle containing acid, which they fortunately managed to avoid before it exploded a few inches from them.
The ever helpful (sic) Russian TV are doing two live streams of events from 07.00 tomorrow (Sat) from 07.00
https://live.ruptly.tv/"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 13:11352069A quick morning random round up:-
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 14:06352075The 'Yellow Vest' Demands:-
Zero homeless: URGENT.
More progressive income tax (more slices).
SMIC at 1300 euros net.
Favor the small beginnings of the villages and town centers. (Stop the construction of large commercial areas around major cities that kill the small business) + free parking in city centers.
Large Housing Isolation Plan. (make ecology by saving households).
That WHOLESALE (Macdo, google, Amazon, Carrefour ...) pay LARGE and that the small (artisans, TPE PME) pay small.
Same social security system for everyone (including artisans and autoentrepreneurs). End of the RSI.
The pension system must remain in solidarity and therefore socialized. (No point of retirement).
End of the tax hike on fuel.
No retirement below 1,200 euros.
Any elected representative will be entitled to the median salary. His transport costs will be monitored and reimbursed if they are justified. Right to the restaurant ticket and the holiday voucher.
The wages of all French people as well as pensions and allowances must be indexed to inflation.
Protecting French industry: prohibiting relocation. Protecting our industry is protecting our know-how and our jobs.
End of detached work. It is abnormal that a person who works on French territory does not benefit from the same salary and the same rights. Anyone who is authorized to work on French territory must be on a par with a French citizen and his employer must contribute at the same level as a French employer.
For job security: further limit the number of fixed-term contracts for large companies. We want more CDI.
End of the CICE. Use this money for the launch of a French hydrogen car industry (which is truly ecological, unlike the electric car.)
End of the austerity policy. We are ceasing to repay the interest on the debt that is declared illegitimate and we are starting to repay the debt without taking the money from the poor and the poorest but by fetching the $ 80 billion in tax evasion.
That the causes of forced migration are treated.
That asylum seekers be treated well. We owe them housing, security, food and education for the miners. Work with the UN to have host camps open in many countries around the world, pending the outcome of the asylum application.
That the unsuccessful asylum seekers be returned to their country of origin.
That a real integration policy is implemented. Living in France means becoming French (French language course, History of France course and civic education course with certification at the end of the course).
Maximum salary set at 15,000 euros.
That jobs are created for the unemployed.
Increase of disabled allowances.
Limitation of rents. + moderate rent housing (especially for students and precarious workers).
Prohibition to sell property belonging to France (airport dam ...)
Substantial means granted to the justice system, the police, the gendarmerie and the army. That law enforcement overtime be paid or recovered.
All the money earned by highway tolls will be used to maintain highways and roads in France and road safety.
As the price of gas and electricity has increased since privatization, we want them to become public again and prices fall significantly.
Immediate closure of small lines, post offices, schools and maternity wards.
Let's bring wellness to our seniors. Prohibition of making money on the elderly. The gray gold is finished. The era of gray well-being begins.
Maximum 25 students per class from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Substantial means brought to psychiatry.
The People's Referendum must enter the Constitution. Creating a readable and effective site, supervised by an independent control body where people can make a proposal for a law. If this bill obtains 700,000 signatures then this bill will have to be discussed, completed, amended by the National Assembly which will have the obligation, (one year to the day after obtaining the 700,000 signatures) to submit it. to the vote of all the French.
Back to a 7-year term for the President of the Republic. (The election of deputies two years after the election of the President of the Republic made it possible to send a positive or negative signal to the President of the Republic concerning his policy, so it helped to make the voice of the people heard.)
Retirement at age 60 and for all those who have worked in a trade using the body (mason or boner for example) right to retirement at 55 years.
A 6 year old child does not keep himself alone, continuation of the PAJEMPLOI help system until the child is 10 years old.
Promote the transport of goods by rail.
No withholding tax.
End of presidential allowances for life.
Prohibit paying merchants a tax when their customers use the credit card. -Taxe on marine fuel oil and kerosene.
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - 7 December 2018 14:47352076Is that all?
- Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 15:11352077It was when they got to free parking in city centres I realised they were mad ...."Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Brian Dixon
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7 December 2018 15:46352082nothing about free parking bob.makes sence in the end. - Jan Higgins
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7 December 2018 16:28352086Any group that decides randomly throwing acid does not deserve any support or sympathy.
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7 December 2018 17:02352087Quite a reasonable list. For starters.'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus - 7 December 2018 17:19352089Heard this one earlier:-
The President has prepared a statement ready to address the French nation, just waiting for his wife to finish marking it. - Button
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7 December 2018 17:40352092No retirement below 1,200 euros - sounds fair.
Maximum salary set at 15,000 euros - gosh, Les Mis are a very self-sacrificing lot.(Not my real name.) - Captain Haddock
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7 December 2018 18:33352094“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven.”
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds" - Reginald Barrington
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7 December 2018 19:03352095Arte et Marte - Weird Granny Slater
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7 December 2018 20:42352098'Bliss it was...'? Mm, maybe Willie's first choice, until Dot came back from Ambleside with the post and chipped in with the suggestion that 'Bliss was it...' sounded a tad more poetic.'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus