Grade inflation is also a very huge, delicate and unspoken issue in France, esp. in secondary schools and in master degrees. This debate is a reflection of our schizophrenic society: on the one side, ultra-competition and on the other side a (hypocritical) discourse about caring for each other.

Thanks! I didn't know him.

I want to know whose memoirs it was!

Moi non plus je n'y comprends rien : on me dit que les prix ont baissé pour la banlieue, mais pour aller à Nanterre, c'est 2,50€ (où est la baisse ?) en sachant qu'il n'est pas possible d'avoir un pass navigo ou d'acheter les tickets par 10 à tarif dégressif. Merci Valoche !

Oui, et pour l'administration française non plus. Je n'écris pas cela pour relativiser, mais pour pointer de quoi le macronisme est le nom :

www.francebleu.fr/infos/educat...

www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

The kit doesn't seem to work anymore, though.

I would really like to be added. My PhD was focused on transnational history from below between France and Ireland. Now, I'm expanding my research into the popular protest movement in Ireland from 1760 to 1830 in an Atlantic and global context.

"Anti-immigration candidates

Candidates that had immigration at the centre of their election platform fell flat around the country. [...] An effort to maximise the chances of candidates with far-right views on immigration under the banner of the so-called National Alliance – was unsuccessful."

Though, it also implies a "more of the same" idea with the neo-liberal consensus at the heart of Irish politics:

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

This is very frightening, indeed. We really need to "unionize" in a transnational movement of resistance from below against global fascism.

You reckon so, Michael? It's going to be that bad?