‘Macron promised a new world in politics and a lot of people believed him’‘Macron’s arrogance unites us’ – on the barricades with France’s gilets jaunes Read moreI don’t support gilets jaunes (yellow vests) but I understand why they are angry. Juliette, 21, Alsace‘The last time I filled up on petrol I had to double check there wasn’t a hole in the tank’I drive past the gilets jaunes every day and quite often twice. But let’s not confuse the pillaging with the real gilets jaunes here. Col, 46, Bordeaux‘I support the protesters but not the violence’They [gilets jaunes] are people like me, trying to get by on small salaries while the cost of living keeps rising. Christina, 48, teacher, Paris‘The unrest is the result of the complete abandonment of our countryside’Gilets jaunes protests: Eiffel Tower and Louvre to shut amid fears of violence Read moreI do not support the gilets jaunes for several reasons.

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2018 12:22 UTC