Sarkozy rolls up his sleeves

My man Sarkozy recently announced a series of much needed reforms. 22,000 public sector workers are not to be replaced. 500,000 train drivers and electricity workers are to have their special benefits revoked. A pledge “to not waste a single euro in public funds” and to reform the 35 hour working week which does nothing but penalise the aspiring poor. And to top it all off his foreign minister has said the world should be preparing for war with Iran.

The unions are angry, last time someone tried to meddle with the public sector pensions France came to a halt for three weeks. They vote on strike action next month. In a sickening display during 2005 French students marched in order to protect the sheltered public sector jobs they all crave –only weeks after the suburbs of Paris had exploded in violence because primarily of restrictive employment laws that had left hundreds of thousands outside the system.

Reactionary France is about to clash with Progressive France - the fate of Europe hangs in the balance.

With my hero Blair removed from the political scene, and with the Conservative Party breaking rank, I am seriously considering jumping across the Channel for a few months just to ride the next wave of European reform.

Invite the friends round, order in the pizza and beer – this is going to be one heck of a show.

Sar – Koz – Eee! Sar – Koz – Eee! Sar – Koz – Eee!