Passing over the country. live now to france, where we re joined by axel persson, who s the general secretary of the cgt railway workers union. cani can ijust can i just start can ijust start by can i just start by asking can ijust start by asking you why passengers outside france are going to be affected by this action and whether you think and accept this criticism that it think and accept this criticism thatitis think and accept this criticism that it is unnecessarily affecting people who are not french? ~ ., affecting people who are not french? ~ . ., , . french? well, the air traffic control workers french? well, the air traffic control workers are - french? well, the air traffic control workers are on - french? well, the air traffic l control workers are on strike, so any flight that will of course across the french territory might be potentially affected by this strike and, of course, the travel is not from france and even the travellers in france are not the ones being targeted by the strike and they have nothing to do with this, but we have resorted to industrial action across both industries, both public and private sector today, in order to force the government to repeal the pension law that
Expecting another big increase in energy bills and the big rise in october that will put the push those inflation figures to 10%. the push those inflation figures to 10%. figures to 10%. inflation is still likely figures to 10%. inflation is still likely to figures to 10%. inflation is still likely to be figures to 10%. inflation is still likely to be at - figures to 10%. inflation is still likely to be at 9% - figures to 10%. inflation is still likely to be at 9% at l figures to 10%. inflation is i still likely to be at 9% at the end of the year but very far above the bank of england s 2% target. above the bank of england s 296 taruet. , , ., target. interestingly mention them because target. interestingly mention them because they target. interestingly mention them because they are - target. interestingly mention | them because they are tasked with keeping it at 2% and there has been a lot of criticism that it has been a lot of criticism thatitis has been a lot of criticism that it is too late and when they did it, it was not decisive enough. even the measures they have taken, they will take time to have an effect, won t they? though that is correct and the interest rate rises they are pushing through since december last year are seemingly having an impact. year are seemingly having an im act. . ~ , impact. but it takes time. the issue they impact. but it takes time. the issue they have impact. but it takes time. the issue they have is impact. but it takes time. the issue they have is that - impact. but it takes time. the issue they have is that most i impact. but it takes time. the | issue they have is that most of the inflation we have at the moment is global. it is being seenin moment is global. it is being seen in economies across the world and so what they are really facing up to with the prospect of squeezing the