New tipping culture drives the French mad and far-right fractures deepen

<p>On the show this week we'll delve into the almighty squabble that ended with the Eiffel Tower closing this week after angry staff walked out.</p><br><p>We’ll also look at the growing split in the French far right.</p><br><p>Just everything was looking plain sailing for Marine Le Pen on her quest to take the Elysée Palace, could infighting and power struggles undermine her chances?</p><br><p><strong>Listeners of Talking France can take advantage of a special half price introductory offer to get access to all the articles on The Local France - and support the podcast at the same time! </strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.fr/membership-offer?tpcc=invite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Join now for just €29.99/year</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><br><p>We'll also find out why French people are up in arms about a new tipping trend and what local authorities are doing to enable people to enjoy a mosquito-free apero each day. Can a mayor's bid to ban mossies really work?</p><br><p>And we'll bring you the low down on the French word flipping trick known as verlan - and importantly can non-native speakers like us, actually use it?</p><br><p>Host Ben McPartland is joined by the team at The Local France, Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and politics expert John Lichfield.</p><p><br></p>

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