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Why are the French so much more militant than the British?

Striking employees outside the Gonfreville-l'Orcher refinery in Normandy on Friday.
Striking employees outside the Gonfreville-l'Orcher refinery in Normandy on Friday. Photograph: Lou Benoist/AFP/Getty Images

Why are the French so much more militant than the British? Frank Cooper, Middlesbrough

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