Ryan Bridge: The OECD's report needs to be taken with a grain of salt

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 7, 2026 · 1m · transcript

It's somewhat ironic the latest lecture we're getting from an office of global boffins is headquartered in Paris.

No offence to the French, but they're screaming out for lesson in basic economics.

Their debt-to-GDP ratio is 118%. Their debt is 60% above the EU limit.

You're used to hearing about the Italians and the Greeks, but the French are up there with them in the top three most indebted nations in the bloc.

The country nearly fell over trying to cut back pension spending. They spend billions on stuff we'd consider 'nice-to-haves'.

The OECD is a multi-nation group; it just happens to be…