'Very poor communicators: Macron & his govt fail to address 'genuine concerns of the French people'

• Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer International Relations and Politics at Aston University.
• French unrest raises questions about political accountability, police exhaustion and the increasingly confrontational relationship between citizens and the state.
• Downing argues that France must reassess how the state exercises authority and responds to both violent unr