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Breakingviews: Reuters on the Road

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 04:01

Mar. 13 - Breakingviews' editor Hugo Dixon shares a taxicab ride with Axel Threlfall and tells him why he thinks France's Socialist Presidential candidate Francois Hollande is less radical than he appears.

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I want I want to bring music associated Dixon written about black -- and we can't escape gonna do as well unbelievable all feel to supplement your Canary Wharf. And wedge -- time he confronts us his latest column almost since you go more of those off. -- mission and you're saying his ball. God is bigger than his part. That's right but I'm also saying that's what investors. Have to worry about it. Last what's -- saying and what he's not saying. But perhaps the best way to stall ball is to explain. Why I think does he say his baucus works for his. There's this this this is based on that these three -- Promises by police three points he's made on pensions and one taxing the rich and it's. -- also all his war against. -- really see things split -- okay thank you studies and public pension age to sixty. He's been attacks the super rich and 75%. Yuppies can arena case say that this little compact. And the reasonable it's an all of these I think when you actually look at them in the round I spent a few days in Paris last month. I'm talking to people around all homes. Hands feet. Actual. We're we're halfway around -- -- problem here so right now I'm just don't receive an episode season and it should be going to the weekend. I'm a man who didn't want to be within. It wasn't just me let me -- he says he's gonna do is you don't even my opinions. Com once again about his. I'm pretty sure he's gonna saying it's we've -- to have a grace. -- -- -- -- So I think he's gonna try and really okay see the deep channel -- the fiscal compact which is how much you're allowed -- to. You know do I could eliminate these structural deficits what he's gonna say is on top of that we don't have managed from it breaks down. And so it's gonna be last Lama all really days teaching the teaching and -- -- complete team has had noticed that. President candidate you're losing your lucky by the way it was so there. Talk. I've got -- -- zoo admits is this this war on -- yes I'm. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The practice. Well the bankers. Are a big bargains but it's supposedly going to be seen in the context you've already golf balls -- free. Which then you've already don't find the bad investment banking business is shrinking. When -- the worst thing that happened then would be a big business. Which is separation of retail minds come investment banking. But when you talk to deal won't count and then making. That they -- not from multiple cuts to victims Bolton is saying that certain. I proprietary activities you can't do and we gonna -- see what's happening in America I mean they spent. Well it's all right plugging about it it'll be indicted and where and I stress. Maybe we can -- thrown right now -- Sarkozy here over the weekend Harlan County was pretty impressive guys don't gonna get. I think Obama is and again but I think -- -- sinful we don't be worried about asthma -- we send them what happens and hadn't said anything about well the state. That kind of thing about bringing down -- -- amounted to. Expenses it's not fifty cents on dvd but they spent about eleven points movement in Germany they haven't done anything about labor reform. And they don't need to do that today is I think an update prices. In the Bronx school as you also -- is also has arrived -- all right -- Many thanks for your time. Put us in the --