France Protests: Why The French Should Blame Themselves, Not Government | Matthew Syed

“They have voted consistently for this.” The French people have consistently voted for governments who raised spending without addressing cumulative debt, leading to the problems causing protests today, say contributor for The Times and The Sunday Times Matthew Syed. Matthew Syed was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/