Macron's government wants to raise the overall employment rate in France. His opponents argue that progress towards a better society is measured by easing of the burden of work. Green opposition leader Sondraen Rousseau has stirred up a debate about being lazy. In 1880 Paul La Farg published a book called The Right to Be Lazy.
Nicola Sturgeon is bowing out after shaping a party that has defined itself on the notion of Scottish independence. What now for Scotland and for Britain more broadly? Our correspondent says that France’s protests against pension reform are about far more than the stereotype of being workshy. And the surprising information spies could gather from your home’s Wi-Fi router.
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