It's a tough old life (unless you are french)

[joe-90]

"More than 3 million demonstrators – one in 20 of all French people – marched yesterday against the President's plans to raise the standard retirement age from 60 to 62."


We are heading towards 70 FFS!

 

[Deleted member 105431]

The french do very well out of the e.u, Britain and Germany are subsidising their early retirement.

 

[opps]

I have always found it gratifying that the French are the biggest contributors to the UK rebate, and long may they be.

Without the rebate requirement they would be net recipients.

 

[Beerlover]

Shhhh !

Don't upset the French - they might send over more Saunier Awfuls

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Shhhh !

Don't upset the French - they might send over more Saunier Awfuls

or elm le blancs and chaffeturds!

 

[Norcon]

Even if the retirement age was raised to 80 in the UK we'd just bend over and take it.

 

[opps]

Even if the retirement age was raised to 80 in the UK we'd just bend over and take it.

Perhaps but that age we would need a hand to get back up after.

 

[joinerjohn]

I have always found it gratifying that the French are the biggest contributors to the UK rebate, and long may they be.

Without the rebate requirement they would be net recipients.

I thought that G Brown had given the rebate up. At least I know he signed away valuable concessions fought hard for by Maggie Thatcher.

 

[wreckedit]

"More than 3 million demonstrators – one in 20 of all French people – marched yesterday against the President's plans to raise the standard retirement age from 60 to 62."

The law has already been passed. So one can only gaze on with amusement.

Their government are learning how to handle their own people at last!

 

[Donkmeister]

Of course, they haven't had to give up their 35 hour week, lower cost of living or higher salaries yet...

 

[conny]

or driving on the wrong side of the road!

 

[adlplumbing]

may be we should tell rest europe they have to drive on the left as we make to many sacrifice for them

 

[Mickymoody]

The reason these cuts are coming now, is because cold season is coming, and people don't like to protest in the cold. But the cuts are only implemented a year before there is an election. So they will be reversed, and cost us even more. So politicians do what they do best, lie, implement changes that they can't implement, and get overthrown.