jeremywhittle.bsky.social
Journalist, author, speaker, dog whisperer. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jeremy-whittle Also on substack.com/@jeremycwhittle
👤 Joined on 01 December 2024
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@jeremywhittle.bsky.socialThis is very good on what’s going on at the protests in France and specifically the casseurs who are causing most of the unrest
Show PostNot sure a lot of the time people help themselves. Like a lot of French farmers, methods will bot be changed to match the times, then dump their produce (or manure) on the steps of the local mairie as if they are to blame Not sure of you ever a listened to @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social episode
Show PostWith the grandson of Anthony Eden who took on a dying vineyard for his boss, went organic and recovered everything. It was Francois Thomazeau who discovered the vineyard by luck and was so good he went for a visit (near Carcassonne) The farmers water their crops in 40deg heat then complain there’s
Show PostNo water. No adaptation to the climate. All they want is to continue the practices so want the government to build “megabassin” of water to solve their problems so they can continue to piss water away to evaporation… Anyway, nice article Jeremy
Show PostReport by Dutch broadcaster NOS on troubles within the Picnic-PostNL team, cites some individual cases but the story is also about allegations of systemic managerial methods, rigidity in adherence to protocols, a "culture of fear" nos.nl/artikel/2635... (🇳🇱)
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