| French Government on verge of collapse 15:15 - Sep 8 with 1223 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Following an imminent confidence vote which is expected to oust the current prime minister. That’s 5 prime ministers in 3 years apparently. Even knocks our record out the park. Macron is the one hand picking them, perhaps it’s time he shouldered some of the blame?
Anyway here’s a quote from the soon to be ex PM of France referring to the fact that France has been running a defecit for 51 years and every year they owe their creditors a hundred billion euros. Lamenting the fact that many young people growing up these days will probably have to work well into their 70’s or even 80’s because there won’t be a pension for them. Have a read and see if it sounds familiar:
“"Our country works, thinks it is getting richer, and instead every year it becomes poorer. It's a silent, buried, invisible and unbearable haemorrhage." |  |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 15:58 - Sep 8 with 1168 views | Whiterockin |
Is France still in the EU. |  | | |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 16:11 - Sep 8 with 1143 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 15:58 - Sep 8 by Whiterockin |
Is France still in the EU. |
Yes their most recent Prime minister before their latest one was the much vaunted ex EU commissioner and Brexit negotiator “adults in the room” Michel Barnier.
He barely lasted 3 months. Shortest tenure in the fifth republic. Funny how these highly successful appointed Eurocrats nearly always fall flat on their face when having to be accountable to an actual electorate. He’s basically their Liz Truss 😂 | |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 16:18 - Sep 8 with 1124 views | KeithHaynes |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 15:58 - Sep 8 by Whiterockin |
Is France still in the EU. |
Very much in an African type of way. |  |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 16:47 - Sep 8 with 1094 views | Dr_Winston |
The usual story. Millions of people who don't understand that things have to be paid for.
I'd make it illegal to describe anything provided by the Government as "free". You don't get free healthcare or prescriptions. You get taxpayer funded healthcare and prescriptions. [Post edited 8 Sep 16:56]
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| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 18:46 - Sep 8 with 946 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 16:47 - Sep 8 by Dr_Winston |
The usual story. Millions of people who don't understand that things have to be paid for.
I'd make it illegal to describe anything provided by the Government as "free". You don't get free healthcare or prescriptions. You get taxpayer funded healthcare and prescriptions. [Post edited 8 Sep 16:56]
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If you’re not a taxpayer it is free though. Millions go from cradle to grave without paying a single penny of income tax or NI etc. Of course they will pay tobacco duty and VAT on all inclusive Jet2 holidays so a little bit goes back in the pot. | |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 18:55 - Sep 8 with 922 views | Boundy |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 17:58 - Sep 8 by shingle |
The words Illegal Immigrants in the UK spring to mind.  |
I'd describe it more like a Japanese train heading towards you at 200 mph. |  |
| "In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master." |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 19:02 - Sep 8 with 912 views | Dr_Winston |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 18:46 - Sep 8 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
If you’re not a taxpayer it is free though. Millions go from cradle to grave without paying a single penny of income tax or NI etc. Of course they will pay tobacco duty and VAT on all inclusive Jet2 holidays so a little bit goes back in the pot. |
Not just them. Every single person employed by local or central Government is the same, unless they've got a private sector side gig.
Taxpayers need to be nurtured, encouraged, rewarded in the hope that they will increase in number, not squeezed for every penny that they have left. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 19:07 - Sep 8 with 901 views | onehunglow |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 19:02 - Sep 8 by Dr_Winston |
Not just them. Every single person employed by local or central Government is the same, unless they've got a private sector side gig.
Taxpayers need to be nurtured, encouraged, rewarded in the hope that they will increase in number, not squeezed for every penny that they have left. |
“ squeezing the rich till the pips squeak “ didn’t do Denis Healey much good
We’ve not learned
Class hatred kills
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 19:23 - Sep 8 with 865 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Well the French opposition seems happy to pile on the debt by refusing a new budget, we all know where that leads, a debt crisis that hammers the masses. |  |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 22:13 - Sep 8 with 748 views | felixstowe_jack |
Unfortunately France's problems stem from a faltering economy which is symptomatic of the whole undemocratic EU which promotes protectionism and stifles growth.
France's is higher than the UK as a proportion of GDP. This despite the fact that the CAP was designed to protect inefficient French farmers. | |
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 08:00 - Sep 9 with 464 views | AnotherJohn |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 22:13 - Sep 8 by felixstowe_jack |
Unfortunately France's problems stem from a faltering economy which is symptomatic of the whole undemocratic EU which promotes protectionism and stifles growth.
France's is higher than the UK as a proportion of GDP. This despite the fact that the CAP was designed to protect inefficient French farmers. |
France's other big problem is falling productivity. AI says: "Since 2019, apparent labour productivity has fallen markedly in France. Defined here as the ratio of value added produced to the number of people employed, labour productivity in market sectors was 5.2% below its pre Covid level (final quarter of 2019) in the second quarter of 2023."
Other economic indicators are poor too.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/06/19/why-the-french-economy-is-s
It should be noted that the economic situation in Germany is also pretty dire.
EU membership and high levels of low-skilled migration to try to counter low birth rates do not seem to offer a solution. [Post edited 9 Sep 9:39]
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| French Government on verge of collapse on 09:34 - Sep 9 with 417 views | Whiterockin |
| French Government on verge of collapse on 08:00 - Sep 9 by AnotherJohn |
France's other big problem is falling productivity. AI says: "Since 2019, apparent labour productivity has fallen markedly in France. Defined here as the ratio of value added produced to the number of people employed, labour productivity in market sectors was 5.2% below its pre Covid level (final quarter of 2019) in the second quarter of 2023."
Other economic indicators are poor too.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/06/19/why-the-french-economy-is-s
It should be noted that the economic situation in Germany is also pretty dire.
EU membership and high levels of low-skilled migration to try to counter low birth rates do not seem to offer a solution. [Post edited 9 Sep 9:39]
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Economic problems in France and Germany but UK economic problems are blamed on Brexit, yeah right. | | | |
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