France Riots explained: how classroom heat sparked global unrest

It’s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger over classroom conditions in history’s hottest summer has become a public order catastrophe. So who’s really to blame? Greg Sheridan is here.

It’s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger over classroom conditions in history’s hottest summer has become a public order catastrophe. So who’s really to blame? Greg Sheridan is here. 

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Further reading: 

Rule of law? Far too bourgeois

Synagogues ransacked, Jewish businesses burnt

Stunned Macron seeks answers

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton. Our theme is by Jasper Leak. 

It&rsquo;s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger over classroom conditions in history&rsquo;s hottest summer has become a public order catastrophe. So who&rsquo;s really to blame? Greg Sheridan is here.&nbsp;
Read more about this story at <a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see the video by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
Further reading:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/emmanuel-macron-has-lost-control-of-frances-riots-and-this-proud-country-is-turning-into-a-failed-state/news-story/d4eed38fcfd8ccb1492f2c5ff3e7bae1">Rule of law? Far too bourgeois</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/synagogue-ransacked-jewish-businesses-hit-during-french-riots/news-story/bb99dbed2c1ac15bc6e1210fdde67f58">Synagogues ransacked, Jewish businesses burnt</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/macron-trembling-but-talking-tough-as-smashandgrab-rioters-set-france-alight/news-story/a5ec83934bfdac86bce46005f69921bd">Stunned Macron seeks answers</a>
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton. Our theme is by Jasper Leak.&nbsp;

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page-one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter, and behind-the-scenes insights from our newsrooms.
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