So here we have a picture of French fishermen committing criminal damage & theft, handing out frozen fish to the public in protest to high fuel prices

& where exactly are the police in all of this?? No doubt having lunch somewhere & desperately trying not to get involved. What price the Rule of Law eh?

Needless to say, Darth Sarko’s government that promised to stand up to the unions & introduce market reforms has been predictably swift in its capitulation in the face of rising fuel costs with the offer of more taxpayer handouts…

President Nicolas Sarkozy's government last week announced 100 million euros (173 million dollars) in immediate aid for the fishermen

As if we needed it, here is Reason No.53,619 to get the hell out of the European Union: every time the macro-economic environment is less than benign, governments capitulate to the hysterical demands of the socialist trades unions.

Our policy to the ‘continent’ should clear, consistent & unequivocal - we go there to observe, to trade (on our terms) and occasionally fight the French & Germans.