THE battle being waged on the streets of France should be of particular interest to all sections of the labour movement in Britain.
More than half a million students and workers have taken to the streets in France over the last few weeks, with rolling strikes, pickets, occupations and clashes with police being a daily occurance.
What’s taking place is no less than a politically charged clash between the organised working class and the state for the future direction of capitalism in France.
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