Playing to the gallery of anti-Muslim prejudice is something that successive French presidents have engaged in since the former Front National movement began its rise in the 1980s
When it comes to selling things that kill, France is the rising star, when it comes to those that save lives, such as vaccines, its sun has been on a long decline
Like the Gilets jaunes the authorities hope to grind this coalition down by police intimidation, scare stories of violence and the appearance of concessions.
