ANDREW NEIL: Those who think the answer to our social ills is MORE welfare spending should take a look across the Channel at the stagnant growth in spendthrift France

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ANDREW NEIL: Those who think the answer to our social ills is MORE welfare spending should take a look across the Channel at the stagnant growth in spendthrift France

The French state's habit of buying its way out of repeated industrial strife is only one of many reasons why President Macron is finding it hard to get a grip on public spending.
Source: ANDREW NEIL: Those who think the answer to our social ills is MORE welfare spending should take a look across the Channel at the stagnant growth in spendthrift France