Paris: Has Macron lost control of the streets? Lewis Goodall investigates | The News Agents

[@HShango]

The french, are amazing at protesting

[@TheBorderRyker]

Power to the people ✊🏼

[@stephfoxwell4620]

This is what happens when the electorate are properly educated.

[@petersonners4626]

"A battle between millions and one"...? Seriously? The parliament backed him up! Why no comment on the necessity of the reforms? In a rapidly aging population, a retirement age of 62 is ridiculous. Australia recently increased its retirement age from 65 to 67 with little or no complaint....

[@gerrypowell2748]

Unlike the UK.the French electorate cannot be fooled or divided🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@marianbonnetti7784]

Why aren’t we protesting like the French in the UK?

[@gsismaet5385]

Paris is burning.

[@nik-ev3eh]

No he hasn't ,it's Paris.

[@michaelwojcieszek6902]

oh...the intro with the accordion juxtaposition...delicious

[@RH1812]

If the system is set up, democratically I presume, which allows for the president to apply legislation then it is acceptable. If the population now disagree with it, remove it legally and move forward. But it’s interesting how different retirement ages are across the world

[@xyzzyx101xyz9]

WHy can the English take a leaf out of the book of the French and fight for their rights.

[@gsismaet5385]

Not in their dna.

[@Heraclaeon]

@@gsismaet5385Sadly you’re right. If only they did - but the lovely UK government is trying to bring in legislation that might even quash the right to strike without fear of being sacked, or the right to demonstrate. So even if there is a spark in the UK DNA, it will be extinguished through totalitarian rules being proposed/read in parliament.

[@nik-ev3eh]

@@gsismaet5385 oh it is but usually only lasts till the pubs open.