Cold Hard Wonk

All is bright, all is calm.

Fewer than 100 vehicles torched overnight as calm returns to France

This is, of course, a completely new definition of calm to those of us who regard a flaming car more as a mechanical problem than a political statement.

The events now apparently over provided an opportunity for pundits to wax on about what it means for Europe.

I don’t know enough about Europe to join in, though some excellent commentary has come from perspectives which come at the problem from a completely different perspective.

But I know this much:

When up to 100 cars going up in flames per night can be described as calm, there are serious problems with social standards.