In France, the government has fallen. More than half a million demonstrators came out on 18 September. The left political forces now have a responsibility to campaign for a lasting ‘blockade’ of the country whose end goal must be to transform the economy on socialist lines.

Last week, King Charles threw a grand party to please President Donald J. Trump. For all the pageantry and pomp, this was a rather pointless affair, with little of substance gained for the ruling class. The event could best be summarised as a circus with no bread.

Hundreds of thousands took part in France’s bloquons tout movement last week, dominated by the youth. This was a thunderclap: let the next mobilisation tomorrow, 18 September, be the beginning of a social storm!