Book sellers have no “intention of moving.” Their representative points to the absurdity of doing away with the bookshops during the Games: “We’re a major symbol of Paris, we’ve been here for 450 years.”
Despite the dramatic and impressive nature of these explosions, resulting in human casualties and major risks to Parisian housing, the renovation of the gas network does not appear to be a priority for the Paris City Council.
Hidalgo’s obstinacy in not disclosing the requested documents has fostered the animosity of Parisians towards her and reinforced her image as a public figure who believes herself to be above the law.
As early as 2017, the mayor’s advisor in charge of the budget alerted Anne Hidalgo to her mismanagement and the disaster that was looming. Unheedful of the warnings then, Anne Hidalgo continues today to bankrupt Paris.
The #SaccageParis movement deserves our full attention. It is an example of a parallel democracy that is fundamentally rooted in—and desires to preserve—identity and heritage. In short, it is a conservative movement.
France is no novice to this particular battleground. It was only in late October that Le Petit Robert announced the inclusion of the neutral third person pronoun “iel” for its digital edition.
Rats crawling under a Périphérique underpass at Porte de Bagnolet. Graffitied cement cubes serving as the bases for traffic lights from Place Victor Hugo to
