The Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain
Week commencing 31st March 2023
The Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain
Week commencing 31st March 2023
The Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain
Barricades and fires. Tear gas and water cannon. Violence on the streets as millions of French workers take to the streets throughout the country in protest at the Macron government’s move to cut their state pensions. Sending in the riot police has only triggered more demands for President Emmanuel to stand down following his emergency presidential decree to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. No wonder Macron’s postponed King Charles’s visit to France.
The turmoil in France is a bitter lesson for those who believe that the European Union is some sort of haven for social progress and peace. Pensions cut to enable the rich to continue to live their lives of luxury and easy. Workers forced to pay for the billions spent arming the Ukrainian fascists. This is the reality of France today.
The likes of Macron can be found all over Europe. Venal politicians who serve the ruling elites of Europe who, in turn, do the bidding of their masters in Washington, It’s what the European Union is all about.
The spirit of the French Revolution and the Paris Commune lives on, however. Passed on through generation after generation of French workers who struggled to wrest concessions from the grasping bourgeoisie, they are now fighting to defend their rights on the streets of France today.