The French for “damp squib,” un pétard mouillé, or wet bomb, is defined as a sensational or spectacular event that turns out to have had no effect.
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Viewed from central Brittany, everything that isn’t local is far away and of only passing interest.
The French President is forcing through his highly controversial pensions bill – and the Left is apoplectic.
France’s political leadership would do well to look in the mirror and ask themselves if they and their colleagues really look like France in the 21st century.Â
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