Obviously this thread is a disaster, but with regards to France it should be pointed out that a certain disconnect between rhetoric and reality is a traditional (the most traditional?) feature of political language there. In any case, the existence of a formerly viable hard left political tradition does not make the entire country so inclined...
But then the Guardian is incredibly left-wing.
Hahaha, no.
Didn't they endorse the Lib Dems? Obviously far-left.
Perhaps I should have phrased it differently, but anyone denying that the Guardian has a leftist bent is obviously living in a dreamworld. I wouldn't call the Lib Dems far-left, but their claim that they are centrist is just laughable.
Well, they are right-wing.
Missed this joke, but then the troll hasn't been seen since posting that rubbish.