Having moved to Paris in the last few months after 7 years in the UK i have lots of "anecdotes" as to why France should not chase the Anglo model and have been trying to tell anyone who'd listen in the last few weeks.

You've put that arguement together brilliantly, lets hope the government elections dont give sarko the free hand for his so called promised reforms.

This article also confirms my suspicions of how out of touch/inept/or pursuing their own agenda most of the mainstream media is.