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Philosopher and Writer - Pascal Bruckner
Is France living through an age of decline? As the country prepares to elect a new President, polls suggest record levels of apathy and disillusion amongst French voters.
Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer and public intellectual Pascal Bruckner and asks, is something rotten in the Republic of France? As the country prepares to elect a new president, polls suggest record levels of apathy and disillusion amongst French voters. A spate of terror attacks has sown insecurity and sparked a heated debate about immigration, Islam and France's identity. Is France living through an age of decline?
Photo: Pascal Bruckner in the Hardtalk studio)
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