France's plan to save kids from screens and will it get harder to become French?
In the show this week, French interior minister has announced plans to toughen up the requirements for becoming French - including a possible new history and civics test. We'll look at what he's got in mind for future citizenship applicants and most importantly whether it will actually change anything.We'll also find out about new proposals in France to get kids off their screens. Could France make Instagram go black and white?And organised crime has hit the headline in France recently after a string of dramatic attacks on prisons. We'll find out how the government wants to bang up the bandits.And finally one French city faces an uncertain future because it's apparently built on very holy Swiss cheese and the mayor is worried it's all about to be gobbled up.Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and John Lichfield.Further readingOPINION: France's plan to 'toughen up' citizenship rules is just more smoke and mirrorsWhy do French ministers love to send 'circulaires'?France's ex-PM calls ‘state of emergency’ over children’s screen useFrance charges 21 prison attack suspects'Swiss cheese': Why this French city is worried about sinkholes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.