Personally I'd have no problems with XR et al using the same tactics. We're soft in this country. Loved the number of burnt out speed cameras I saw during the yellow jacket protests.
[Politics] The French show the Brits how it is done
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Thunder Bolt
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There was a spate of tyres filled with petrol set alight in Huddersfield when a 40mph road was graded down to 30, even though there were no houses on it. There were four speed cameras in a six mile stretch, and burnt out every time they were replaced.
Lenny Rider
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Merci
Neville's Breakfast
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According to this article, yes they have;
Why are there protests in France?
Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise retirement age without vote in National Assembly sparks nationwide outrage
www.independent.co.uk
Weststander
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According to this article, yes they have;
Why are there protests in France?
Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise retirement age without vote in National Assembly sparks nationwide outrage
Not everyone is going to behave 100% well when there is many thousand people involved.
Doesn't make the protests any less right.
Weststander
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I haven’t got a view on it either way.
It was just a dramatic shot of a beautiful, historic city.
Shooting Star
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Not sure you quite understand the British temperament Swanny. Those would be out on the streets rioting would be the sort of people who don't actually care about the politics but just want an excuse to vandalise. See Croydon riots.
Ugh. It's spreading. Was looking forward to this on an Albion-free weekend. Ho hum.
Neville's Breakfast
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I was just answering a question. I guess Croydon is off the hook then.
Wokeworrier
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An even funnier world considering many of the people on this thread who are first in line to applaud the french working classes for burning a few tires/causing mayhem are the very same people who spent 6+ years continually sneering at and patronising the UK working classes for democratically giving a two fingered salute to the political establishment/ status quo in 2016...
kemptown kid
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The French protesters are defending their interests and those of future generations not shooting themselves in the foot...
BN41Albion
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yep. The irony in his post
Glawstergull
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No it’s about the chance to to throw bricks at the police.
Glawstergull
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All national pension schemes are inherently broken because of the cost of living increases, the average ahe expectancy increase and the population increase. Work longer or pay more. Blaming the government or everyone/ anyone solves what.
The only thing wokewanka knows about irony is it has something to do with getting the creases out of his shirts.yep. The irony in his post
So his mum said.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
Well our Germans friends are giving it a good go. Due to fly out of Munich on Sunday, now looking like Tuesday ….. short of heading to Austria or Netherlands we aren’t leaving any earlier.
Weststander
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It depends on the country.
Germany bit the bullet with a much later retirement age, the UK has the unusual situation of £0.7t in DC pension funds and £1.3t in DB pension funds.
Whilst Italy has kicked the can down the road and is in deep
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Neville's Breakfast
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They aren’t broken if the pension age is raised in line with life expectancy as is happening in France. I am not too far from retirement age and find it difficult to believe in rent a mob’s new found interest in the welfare of the elderly.