Tory McBride
Although dubbed “Monsieur Ordinary” by the Guardian, presidential candidate François Hollande has a cool head, an extremely fine wit and vast political experience. It would be an error to mistake his unassuming manner for dullness. Sarkozy’s era of “mauvais gout” looks set to end.
Modern economic demands have eroded the basic French social structure to such an extent that the traditional vision of French society increasingly fails to reflect the reality of contemporary French family life.