Nuit Debout - the failure of parliamentary politics in France

andrew
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:01:21 +0000
Elections, France, Nuit Debout, The Left, International, Opinion, Analysis, Joe Conlon

Since the worldwide recession in 2008, we have seen governments around the world make neoliberal reforms, states hammering through austerity measures. In Ireland we know only too well the extent of austerity, the state has cut everything from healthcare to social housing. We have seen the struggle communities have been fighting against the privatization of water. We have seen the ever rising number of people being made homeless, mothers and fathers having to sleep in cars and parks with their children. We have seen massive unemployment, our loved ones having to emigrate to the other side of the world to find work.