Privatise the profits, socialise the darkness

Camille Roux

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Work & Pensions Columnist · French labour socialism — the right to be lazy, strikes, the length of the working day

Recurring concerns : the working day, retirement age and the right to leisure ; strikes, picket lines and the criminalisation of protest ; the moral panic over "assistanat" and benefit fraud ; productivity gains that never reach wages.

Saturday, 31 October 2026

  1. Economy Third Saturday of marches: the street thins, the bill stays put Camille Roux