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Who is going to bail out France

France’s debt dwarfs our own and Germany is funding France daily which seems now to be an ongoing long term loan.  However Germany is not that stable.  How will the EU rescue France?  Listening to many French political commentators they seem to mirror our own with a solution eg we will tax the rich but like our own the rich have disappeared.Healey needs a good business growth plan and defence funding in this coming budget.

Robert Wheeler ● 11d18 Comments

The IMF has already said the UK is taking the right measures."The IMF said the UK economy would expand by 1.3% in 2026, up from the 1% it predicted in July, before slowing in 2027.It also said the UK "basically stands out, along with India" when it comes to addressing the debt problem and by 2031 it is projected to have the lowest annual borrowing of the G7 group of countries, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US."

Michael Brigo ● 11d

Who will help us when the French riots come here which they will. They are not only causing disruption on the streets they are breaking into people's homes. Who let all the illegals in what will happen if they join in as well. We already had the Clapham, Brixton, riots.

Barbara Stevens ● 11d

Also migrants in England went over to join in the riots, its not just young people causing all the trouble some of them are older. There is a date in November when it is meant to be coming here, it's all on facebook. I also heard from somebody else. Their also blaming the far left for causing the trouble when it's here. So thanks for that.

Barbara Stevens ● 10d

November 20th kick off Trafalgar Square.

Barbara Stevens ● 10d

Barbara, don't travel there on your e-bike ...https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-riots-fires-lime-bikes-b3069668.html

Michael Ixer ● 10d

Mr WheelerFrance's problem is just not fantastical economic make believe.It is also a society rapidly crumbling socially under immigration of those from Islamic states and from indigenous French 'Palestine' supporters.White French are protesting about what they see as domestic political failings.Islamic immigrants are looting luxury shops in the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.Read this and be wary of the same happening here !https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/10/19/how-palestine-conquered-france/"How ‘Palestine’ conquered France"'Saturday's violent desecration of the French Republic was a mob jihad against democracy itself'.Brendan O'NeillChief Political WriterSpiked Online

John Hawkes ● 10d

Why some people on here don't seem to believe it will happen here it seems a joke to them. What about 1981 I'm sure it will be a lot worse this time as so many more to protest I really dont think they know what to expect. It not just a riot they are burning buildings to the ground. It's not just Paris, it's now Italy as well, there will be a lot of handbags for sale and jewellery(not funny).

Barbara Stevens ● 10d

You could think Russia and Iran helped orchestrate this dissatisfaction if it wasn’t so obvious.  I still ask my main question who is going to bail out France as the Euro plummets and Healey is clearly just going to print more money.

Robert Wheeler ● 10d

Mr Wheeler'You could think Russia and Iran helped orchestrate this dissatisfaction if it wasn’t so obvious.'Personally I have no doubt Iran helped orchestrate this dissatisfaction.They obviously have a desire to destabilise western societies and spread Islam world wide.They do this by exaggerating the 'oppression' Palestinians and western Muslims suffer, seeking sympathy and support within such groups and from their non-Muslim fellow travellers.And by more direct means of street killing.Whether Russia played a major role is far more doubtful.Look at what they were accused of doing to assist the UK Brexit campaign."Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms"'Ken McCallum says Kremlin attempted to influence vote through social media and TV reports but had little impact.'The GuardianUnfortunately for the Remainers the votes of the British people were the overwhelming cause of the Brexit vote.

John Hawkes ● 10d

I think the answer to your question, Robert, is the European Central Bank.

Steven Rose ● 10d

52%:48% overwhelming; i thought you'd done an OU degree in English, Mr Hawkes? :-)

Michael Ixer ● 10d

There's no need to be impertinent, Michael. John didn't say that the majority in favour of Brexit was overwhelming. He said that public opinion was the overwhelming cause of the Referendum result, not manipulation by Russia.

Steven Rose ● 10d

Unfortunately Mr Ixer is obsessed by the ‘unfairness’ of Brexit.😭

Sue Hammond ● 10d

Steven, I was just following Mr Hawkes line of impertinace, such as erroneously calling me anti-American, for which he's never apologised. True, I dislike President Trump but then so do many patriotic Americans.Anyway, surely if public opinion was "overwhelming" there would have been a more substantial majority for Brexit rather than just a marginal victory. I think on might say Labour won an overwhelming electoral victory in 2024?

Michael Ixer ● 10d

Mr IxerDefine overwhelming, loser !Perhaps I should have said 'decisive and unquestionable'."'i thought you'd done' an OU degree in English.So I did .You might do the same and improve your grammar !

John Hawkes ● 9d

Steven'There's no need to be impertinent, Michael. John didn't say that the majority in favour of Brexit was overwhelming. He said that public opinion was the overwhelming cause of the Referendum result, not manipulation by Russia.'So I did.Thanks for the reminder !Mr Ixer is a master of the black art of the subtle misquoting of other people's posts.Probably picked up the skill at a meeting of Professors at London University.

John Hawkes ● 9d

Mr IxerOK so you are not anti-American but are anti its democratically elected President and presumably the vast number of Americans that voted for him. You call 52-48 in favour of Brexit a marginal poll result and I said overwhelming.So we are down to semantics so might I say 'decisive' ?You claim 'I think on might say Labour won an overwhelming electoral victory in 2024'.Their share of the vote was 33.7%.A majority but surely not overwhelming ?

John Hawkes ● 9d

@Mr HawkesIf we are going to talk about underwhelming, the most egregious victory ever is Burnham being manoeuvred into the job of PM on the back of just 25,000 votes!

Sue Hammond ● 9d