Guvnor:
But your words don’t contradict me at all! Since many Belgian and French companies are still partly government-owned, the 'management' that the staff rebel against includes government! The gendarmes I mentioned are a case in point. They are a military outfit, they don't have the right to strike, and for them to go out on to the streets proves how hard-pressed they were to see some improvement in their conditions.
In my neck of the woods, democracy exists, believe it or not. But ask any Belgian or French employee whether they are willing to wait and see if the next elections will bring change. Their jobs, regardless of what has happened in the past, will come first.
Anyone care to comment on the chances of a fourth European alliance?