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Shrewd_dude When: 03 Oct 26 12:03

Love the BBC headline.

Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France

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saddo When: 03 Oct 26 12:05

Good old BBC propaganda

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SirNorbertClarke When: 03 Oct 26 12:46

The French have a very long history of rioting.

I witnessed a riot in Toulon in 1974. It was a peaceful march, with women and children, until the police baton-charged it. Then it was insane.

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the old nanny ;-) When: 03 Oct 26 15:00

Nearly 6000 arrests and Climbing , police officers,teachers being battered , Quickly shifted off the BBC front page probably finding it hard to Find pictures they can show ,The Flag Bearers out in force

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the old nanny ;-) When: 03 Oct 26 15:01

I would if Norb got a belt in the head back in 74 , would explain a lot

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the old nanny ;-) When: 03 Oct 26 15:03

I wonder if

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Shrewd_dude When: 03 Oct 26 15:53

I spotted a few honky teachers getting attacked.

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saddo When: 03 Oct 26 16:01

Rorke's Drift.

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Shrewd_dude When: 03 Oct 26 16:15

Looking more like the last stand at Isandlwana at the moment.

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the old nanny ;-) When: 03 Oct 26 17:08

Imagine folks going to the Arc , have booked to stay in central Paris , G luck with that IMO

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the old nanny ;-) When: 03 Oct 26 17:09

Perhaps they will take in a bit of Sight Seeing

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BennyBinion1 When: 03 Oct 26 21:03

No comment from the back bedroom loony lefties on here to defend the chaos?

They ain’t the most intelligent

WACIST!

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SirNorbertClarke When: 03 Oct 26 21:36

Plus ça change…

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SirNorbertClarke When: 03 Oct 26 21:50

I always think facts are rather illuminating.

Much better than inventions.

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----you-have-to-laugh--- When: 03 Oct 26 22:20

I hope they've secured the bastille

Sacrebleu!

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lapsy pa When: 03 Oct 26 22:31

Fierce sheet happening in Spain too but hola,where's the comments?

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saddo When: 03 Oct 26 22:49

Housing shortage is causing the demos in Spain. AI says..........

'Spain has a housing crisis because a severe shortage of new construction and low levels of public social housing collide with a massive surge in tourism, short-term rentals, and foreign investment.'

Not a word about the elephant in the room

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DixieDean60 When: 04 Oct 26 00:28

"a massive surge in tourism" - of the uninvited kind

So many jobs rely on tourism in Spain and it contributes about 12% to their GDP, what would they do if holidaymakers went elsewhere ?

Rather amusing that our great leader was pining for the EU this week at the same time as there is massive civil unrest in both Spain and France.
Not a good look

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Stringvest When: 04 Oct 26 00:55

Nothing to worry about really cos none of this Filth behaviour is gonna happen where the Defenders of the FILTH live. .Durham defo NO.. Reigate no ... little village tucked away in kent lapsy pa the plastic tcaddy... by the way Nobby your Flats Lift stinks of P1sss...

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Jumper45 When: 04 Oct 26 10:28

Oct 3, 2026 -- 10:31PM, lapsy pa wrote:

Fierce sheet happening in Spain too but hola,where's the comments?

Happening Europe wide, just to different levels and scales. In a nutshell, short thinking housing policies from the 80s onwards, some countries just promoting home ownership over everything else though the evidence was there that affordability was increasing, decade by decade. Throw in the loose credit era, up to 2007 and various state’s relying more and more on PRS to house its populations who couldn’t meet their own housing needs – that came even more unstuck in 2016 with the arrival of Airbnb with the property owners taking back their Lets for their own ever more lucrative short term letting needs. This would have been problematical enough but for the obsession with growth and the demand to see populations increase. We are where we are – and in Spain that’s demonstrations against a Leftish leading government.

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SirNorbertClarke When: 04 Oct 26 10:34

Spain is full of half built apartments.

Next time you're there take a look around.

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Jumper45 When: 04 Oct 26 11:00

Oct 4, 2026 -- 10:34AM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Spain is full of half built apartments.Next time you're there take a look around.

I know. Seen enough of them, but as I stated, the issue is now Europe wide, and it is all those factors together. Here in Ireland, while we tore down some newly built stuff after the Celtic Tgier, almost two decades later, some of that stock would have come in more than handy.

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SirNorbertClarke When: 04 Oct 26 11:13

I don't know about other countries but here in the UK the main barrier to good housing is the traditional big builders.

There are only interested in building expensive high profit houses.

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Jumper45 When: 04 Oct 26 11:21

I'll think you'll find most experts and analysts can paint what I've described across Europe including the UK. As for the big builders and high profit housing in upmarket areas, the cost of them buying the land has to be factored in. Another mistake, and again Europe wide, letting land speculators off the hook, the issue of even taxing land speculation has only come to the fore recently.

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alun2005 When: 04 Oct 26 14:19

Pray for the judgement of the Moderator who decided to remove my post from earlier today, when I quite reasonably speculated that the riots in France aren't about the conditions in schools. Or anywhere else.

The notion that the vast majority of participants filmed rioting are frustrated academic scholars is clearly absurd. I'd say a decent percentage never even went to school. Even Professor Arday was a more credible academic than these scruffy herberts and ragamuffins.

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Jumper45 When: 04 Oct 26 14:24

Think it started with schools, but has now been hijacked by the far left, a detail that our collective media haven't been willing to share.

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 02:15

France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in education.

Be plenty of Editing Required by the MSM

rejoin the EU , they say ,Righty Ho

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BennyBinion1 When: 06 Oct 26 08:02

I’m sure burning down schools, beating up teachers, looting shops and assaulting members of the public, really is protesting against the education.

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saddo When: 06 Oct 26 11:05

Spain has been forced into a snap election, let's hope the traitorous lefties get the boot.

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 13:01

France in turmoil , Manny shoots off for a visit to the Comedian

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 13:07

the Big German was there sunday ,Prob still is , I wonder if Starmer has travelled over for old times sake ,at least they are Guaranteed a warm welcome

60 Million Euros worth of Damage in France so Far , Perhaps Manny is asking for a few Euros back ,,

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 13:15

No sign of the Flag Bearers on the BBC pics , must be still in Bed , they will appear later no Doubt

Shopping spree on the cards ...

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 13:19

Teachers and the police being targetted , Schools being smashed up or Burnt

Don't think teachers will be too keen to go back to Work tbh ..

REJOIN , LADS , REJOIN

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Ronaldmcdonald When: 06 Oct 26 13:39

They keep going big german little german for the last 4 chancellors. Must be taking it in turns.

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Ronaldmcdonald When: 06 Oct 26 13:40

Alice Weedle is 5 foot 8.

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alun2005 When: 06 Oct 26 13:55

I see the BBC has decided to cover the story a bit more prominently today, now that actual students, their parents and Union bodies are scheduled to do their protest. Basically the BBC have now actually found white people to point their cameras at.

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alun2005 When: 06 Oct 26 16:09

Looks like the French authorities and police also waited until they teargassed and charged the "right type" of protestors, and not the culturally-enriching type.

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the old nanny ;-) When: 06 Oct 26 19:57

The flag bearers are out , could be a long night ,will any looting be to pay to wards Education ?

Imagine living over there