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Will cars always be king in rural France and how angry are the French right now?

This week we head into rural France.

Listeners will no doubt know that you absolutely need a car if you're in the French countryside but can President Emmanuel Macron convince drivers to go electric with his new offer?

And what about pubic transport? Does the French government have any plans to improve trains and buses for those living in la France Profonde.

We get the latest on the fuel blockades and look at whether this week's nationwide strike in France will give Macron and his ministers reason to be jittery about the months ahead. Will it really herald an uprising like May 1968?

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