News about Gilbert Adair

The French love a ruckus. The first sign of a infringement of their rights is shown on the boulevards, and they take to the streets. The nation has been protesting a proposed increase in the pension age from 62 to 64. This is still lower than in the majority of industrialized nations, though it is 66 here. J'adore France, the French, and their obdurate willingness to say 'non'. Collective protests seem to be more part of their DNA than our'mustn't grumble' policy (when doing exactly that).