Macron or Le Pen

[Workingman]

But if he just delivers in the next five years a repeat of the last five years, what then? What new gymnastics will be dreamed up to keep things as they are?

I heard that thought asked on a news programme and the French expert's view was that it would give FN and Le Pen another five years to disinfect the party, then who knows?

Her opinion was that things EU and things global would have to change in France or there would be a final showdown. I guess that also goes for a lot of EU members from Denmark, through middle Europe to the Med.

[Suff]

Well the voters in France only see the EU as One of the issues. However the EU is taking the blame for more and more of the problems (in most cases correctly, but not all) and people are becoming increasingly frustrated. I'm not surprised, inflation may be supposed to be low, but the cost of some foodstuffs, steak comes to mind, has tripled since 2002.

Brits here use mouse to house and order from Tesco and ASDA for a large proportion of their staples. Even with the 20% surcharge for delivery it's still cheaper. French wages are lower than UK wages so this is a real issue.