French school protests send shivers down the government's spine
- It is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble.
- Since the student protests of May 1968 – memorably described by President De Gaulle as chienlit (bed defecation, in other words chaos) – every government has run scared of angry French youth.
- Because youth movements are unpredictable and shapeless, often with no clear structure to negotiate with.
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- It is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble.
- Since the student protests of May 1968 – memorably described by President De Gaulle as chienlit (bed defecation, in other words chaos) – every government has run scared of angry French youth.
- Because youth movements are unpredictable and shapeless, often with no clear structure to negotiate with.
Sources: BBC News