With another PM doomed and strikes ahead, is France now ungovernable?
Talking France3 Sep 2025

With another PM doomed and strikes ahead, is France now ungovernable?

Be warned, France’s strike calendar for September is quickly filling up as various unions announce industrial action that could impact, well, pretty much all aspects of life in France. We’ll look at just how much disruption and political discord lie ahead over the next few weeks in France.


And remember this could be the last Talking France episode with Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister. We’ll explore whether France has simply become ungovernable these days.


We’ll also find about one French town that has slapped a ban on people buying up property to be used as a second home. Could this be the star of a nationwide trend?


And speaking of homes, a story on The Local France has gone viral in recent weeks about a French town selling homes for just one euro. But surely there’s a catch? We’ll find out.


And the big exposé this week is to reveal which of France’s smelly cheeses is the king of stench, the most pungent of them all. The competition is tough but we’ll name the winner.


Im Ben McPartland and with me this week will be the team from The Local France, Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and John Lichfield.


Essential reading:


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(157)

Tense French elections head for super Sunday climax and five French towns worth moving to

Tense French elections head for super Sunday climax and five French towns worth moving to

The Local’s Talking France podcast is attracting more and more listeners each week and we currently have over 12,000 monthly downloads on average. If your company would like to connect with our intern...

17 Mars 40min

Why the French local elections really matter and Macron walks Middle East tightrope

Why the French local elections really matter and Macron walks Middle East tightrope

This week, well the news in France has been dominated by the war in the Middle East. We'll explain the ongoing impact that the conflict is having on daily life here and we'll look at how President Emm...

10 Mars 35min

France fears more political violence and record rainfall leaves the country under water

France fears more political violence and record rainfall leaves the country under water

France right now is pretty much either water or under metres of snow, depending on where you are in the country so we'll start by getting the latest on the extreme weather that continues to lash the c...

18 Feb 36min

Le Pen faces the end and why France wants less meat but more babies

Le Pen faces the end and why France wants less meat but more babies

On the agenda this week, we’ll find out if anyone can beat likely far-right candidate Jordan Bardella to be the next president of France. He’s flying in the polls, he’s flying on tiktok, but will he f...

12 Feb 36min

Why fewer foreigners are becoming French and how to solve France's second home quandary?

Why fewer foreigners are becoming French and how to solve France's second home quandary?

This week we start off with some explosive news from France before we hear why authorities on a picturesque island off France's west coast are offering second home owners thousands of euros for their ...

4 Feb 34min

Is France becoming less child-friendly and what's at stake in spring's local elections?

Is France becoming less child-friendly and what's at stake in spring's local elections?

Up this week we'll look at what's at stake in the upcoming local elections in France and whether French voters really care. And we'll look ahead to the French presidential election to see whether anyo...

29 Jan 38min

Americans in France talk of shame and explaining the strange noises the French make

Americans in France talk of shame and explaining the strange noises the French make

This week we'll look at whether the French government will survive long enough to enjoy the weekend and find out what the French make of all this budget bedlam that's been going on far too long, espec...

21 Jan 32min

Is it time for France to channel De Gaulle and stand up to the US?

Is it time for France to channel De Gaulle and stand up to the US?

This week on Talking France we look at the reasons so many landlords in France get away with renting out hovels - even though there are supposed to be laws against it.We’ll look at just how safe skiin...

14 Jan 35min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
p3-krim
fordomspodden
rss-expressen-dok
rss-krimstad
flashback-forever
rss-sanning-konsekvens
motiv
aftonbladet-daily
rss-vad-fan-hande
spar
rss-krimreportrarna
grans
blenda-2
rss-frandfors-horna
rss-flodet
olyckan-inifran
krimmagasinet
dagens-eko