French workers pile pressure on Sarkozy...

After being pelted with eggs by workers blockading Continental’s tyre factory on the banks of the river Oise, managers have been spotted sneaking in the back entrance by boat

“People are distraught,” says Christian Lahargue, a Conti worker facing redundancy. “We’ll go all the way to keep this factory open.”

This aggressive stand-off in northern France on the eve of a national strike suggests social tension is rising and adding to the impression that a once sure-footed Nicolas Sarkozy, the president, is losing his touch.

The eurozone’s second-largest economy faces widespread disruption on Thursday when unions stage a national strike and hundreds of demonstrations in protest at Mr Sarkozy’s economic policy and reform programme. More...

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