SocietyFrench government’s student concessions are ‘tactically shrewd’ but risk new problems
Oliver Davis, head of French at University College Cork, says the government’s response to student protests shows “tactical confusion” and fails to address deeper structural problems. He warns that concessions to secondary school students only scratch the surface. The widening protests now extend beyond schools, involving the Yellow Vests, unions and people across French society amid growing anger over public services and the cost of living.
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French government’s student concessions are ‘tactically shrewd’ but risk new problems
Society