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Paris on Strike, London to Riot

By alex.foti

By James Mackenzie, Reuters
As many as three million people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the economic crisis and demand more help for struggling workers.
The protests, which polls show are backed by three quarters of the French public, reflect growing disillusion with Sarkozy’s pledges of [...]

UK Security Services Fear Huge Bank Riots

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MI5 Alert on Bank Riots
by Geraint Jones
Sunday March 1, 2009
Top secret contingency plans have been drawn up to counter the threat posed by a “summer of discontent” in Britain. The “double-whammy” of the worst economic crisis in living memory and a motley crew of political extremists determined to stir up civil disorder has led to [...]