Today we went to the supermarket and stocked up on food, only to discover that the shops will not be closed down for the whole weekend as I thought...
Yesterday on the news they showed interviews with people who are opposed to the newly proposed ban on shops being opened on Sundays - some people would lose an essential 250€ per month in income if the supermarkets were to close on Sundays.
Meanwhile, certain supermarkets would happily pay the 40,000€ fine PER SUNDAY to stay open. Someone should evaluate the long-term effects if that money were instead to be used for the benefit of the employees...
The presidential campaign proceeds...yesterday The leading socialist (Royal) called the leading conservative (Sarkozy) a liar. The evening 5 minutes of satire (les Guignols) mused that serious debate takes place elsewhere; the stuff on TV is as ready-made and original as takeaway pizza.
My heroine in the campaign, at least as far as genuine agenda go:
http://www.arlette-laguiller.org
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