With clubs and rubber bullets, repression hit the independence referendum organised on October 1st in Catalonia. 844 people were injured, two of them seriously. The Spanish government deployed 10,000 police officers and civilian guards to close the polling stations...
Last Thursday, called by the union confederations CGT, FSU and Solidaires, between 132,000 (according to the police) and 223,000 demonstrators marched against the rulings signed by Macron on Friday. There were less demonstrators than on September 12th, but on Saturday...
223,000 demonstrators according to the police, 500,000 according to union confederations: September 12’s mobilisation was a success. People were certainly more resolute after Macron’s display of contempt, declaring he would not give in to “lazy people, cynical people,...
Once again, President Macron let drop a comment full of contempt. He declared he would not give in to “lazy people, cynical people, nor extremists”. He plays the role of a self-righteous head of state, ready to force his policy through. But watch for a reaction and...
It’s true, the government is doing its best to welcome them. It passed measures after measures to attract them. Nice homes, world class high schools for their kids, and even the right to use their own language in court, under their country’s law. Not to forget tax...
