The protests, which took place last week in Nice and in other provincial cities as a preview, have been replicated on a national level.
This Wednesday in Paris, several thousand representatives of regulated legal professions marched through Paris to protest against the Macron bill presented that very morning by the Prime Minister. The bill includes provisions to lower notary fees, shorten labor tribunal deadlines, and simplify the installation of legal professionals.
The stance of the protesters, beyond the content of the bill, is a typical example of defending corporate interests, which are the real straitjacket stifling the economy.
Reformism remains a beautiful word, but only as long as nothing changes. On the right, as well as on the left, the main thing is to defend the gains of their electoral clienteles.
In short, nothing must be changed in the organization of the liberal professions, whose representatives have suddenly discovered that they are performing a fundamental public service, as one could read in recent days in the pages of national newspapers, thanks to the advertising statements from the various professional unions.
The path of the law, which ambitiously aims to boost growth by bringing more competition, risks becoming perilous.
The right, which should embrace a vision of society less corporate and bureaucratic, will be delighted to play the role of savior, with the mayor of Nice already assuming the role of main opponent.
Principles are a beautiful thing, but they are easily abandoned if electoral profit can be derived: this can be explained in neurobiology, where it’s called plasticity!
As for the so-called government majority, one can prepare for the usual circus of dissenters, semi-dissenters, and other categories of political thought performers who have emerged with the op-ed of their inspirer Martine Aubry, published yesterday in Le Monde, in which the “Madonna of Lille” expressed all her dismay and set the stage for the parliamentary circus that will follow.
Poor Macron, the path of his bill to the Palais Bourbon will require great demobilizing capacity and a lot of patience!
