King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests

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By Paul Kirby, Hugh Schofield in Paris & Sean Coughlan
BBC News

King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.

 

The president said "we would not be sensible and would lack common sense" to go ahead after unions called a day of pension protests during the visit.

 

The trip to Paris and Bordeaux had been due to begin on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65064510

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2023-03-25

[RichardColeman]

Just imagine the riots these idiotic frenchmen would be having it they moved it to the 67/68/69 the UK pension retirement age is heading for.

 

 

[RuamRudy]

17 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Just imagine the riots these idiotic frenchmen would be having it they moved it to the 67/68/69 the UK pension retirement age is heading for.

 

 

Just imagine what the UK pension retirement age might be if we Brits were not so weak, servile and supine. 

[siftasam]

'Just imagine what the UK pension retirement age might be if we Brits were not so weak, servile and supine.'

 

And misled, misinformed and misgoverned.

[mrfill]

On 3/25/2023 at 12:45 AM, RuamRudy said:

Just imagine what the UK pension retirement age might be if we Brits were not so weak, servile and supine. 

Not just pension age. France's state pension is around 50% more than UK.