...stridently left-wing...
Only somebody from the United States could find SR's programme "stridently left-wing"
I guess anything including the words "social justice" or "equality" sounds "stridently left-wing" to you... "Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Also, I can't think of a single country where the minimum wage is two thirds of GDP, which is what Royal is suggesting. I'm all for it, but let's call a spade a spade. That, and it's time someone finally told the Germans that it would be awfully nice if they didn't impose their dysfunctional monetary policy on the entire Eurozone.