Clash in France over Pension Reform Goes to Heart of Crisis of Liberal Democratic Institutions

These powers were enshrined in the constitution during the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, in the name of guaranteeing "political stability." Such use of the constitution exposes the government to non-confidence however. [...] The French workers to their credit and honour thus managed to cancel the visit; a fitting beginning for the ill-fated reign of this relic of history on the eve of his coronation. [...] Forms must be found to empower them to discuss and provide the solutions themselves." The NEU points out that the Government of England is unsettled by the teachers' support for strike action, the influx of new members to the union and the degree of parental support, and has taken the "very new and unusual" step of demanding that the strikes be cancelled before it makes a first offer on pay and fu. [...] With the continued strike struggles of nurses, ambulance staff and now junior doctors [...] the fight for change is now on." Transport Workers' Strike In the transport sector, London Underground drivers and staff , members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), struck on March 15 over job losses an. [...] The action affected 124 government departments and services, including the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education, the Home Office, the Department for Transport, the Department for Work and Pensions, National Highways, the UK Health Security Agency, the HMRC, the DVLA, and the Border Force, seriously disrupting arrivals at air and sea ports.