Editor’s picks: December 12th 2019

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, President Trump deserves to be removed for attempting to tip the 2020 election. (11:37) A long-promised pension reform in France will coddle the old and squeeze the young. (17:20) And, how grime is helping Britain’s left-behind Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: www.economist.com/radiooffer  

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