[The Financial Times]
It’s easy to make the mistake of thinking that France is a left-wing country. I live in Paris on the marching route of the regular demonstrations – manifestations, known affectionately as manifs. On the radio on Saturday mornings, people wish each other “Bonne manif!”. The socialist François Hollande, favourite to win this spring’s presidential elections, says, “My adversary is finance.”


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