Vive la France libre

I know it is unlikely that anyone surfing here has not already read David Carr's Samizdata piece on the situation in France (based on a letter published by den Beste) but in case you haven't I suggest you read it. Here's a taste:

The city of Toulouse was blocked during the morning of yesterday and not a single step was taken by public authorities to end this blocking. On the contrary, the police collaborated with the unions in order to make sure that people could not pass. In the demonstration I just mentioned, not a policeman was dispatched to protect us against the assaults of the communist union's members.