Last weekend, I made a new mistake. I thought I could escape Shit show in England* I take refuge in my country house in the south-west of France. How could I be so naive? I jumped straight out of the pan on fire* ! What am I saying? Because everything is good here too bare breasts* [traduction littérale de l’expression to go tits up, “partir en vrille”]. The unions have called a general strike on October 18, and I have to fly home on that day. I hope customs officials and air traffic controllers don’t participate, but I doubt it. I anticipate a long hitchhiking session in my future.
Scarcity, Inflation and Chain Strikes
After three weeks Refinery strike Oil and fuel shortages are widespread in the north of France. Workers at nuclear power plants, which supply three-quarters of the country’s electricity, are on slow-motion strike. A crisis spreading to the Sahel threatens uranium imports from Niger. President Macron will face a second mobilization of the “yellow vest” type this winter.
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The oldest of British newspapers (1785) and the most popular abroad has been owned by Rupert Murdoch since 1981. It has long been the newspaper of reference and the voice of the establishment. Today, it has lost its influence and rumors accuse it of reflecting the conservative views of its owner. The Times Switched to tabloid format in 2004.
Deciding that it would no longer offer all of its content for free, the British newspaper introduced a paid formula in June 2010, requiring Internet users to subscribe to access its articles. Four months after the launch of the operation, the newspaper publishes the first results eagerly awaited by other journalists: 105,000 people have become customers of its electronic offers. Of them, half are regular subscribers to the various editions offered [site Internet, iPad et Kindle]. Others are occasional buyers. These figures are considered satisfactory by the management times Other newspapers should be encouraged to accelerate their march toward paid access.
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