{"id":25083,"date":"2015-08-09T16:59:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jl-paris.com\/?p=25083"},"modified":"2019-06-12T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T10:10:12","slug":"political-will-and-swimming-suits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jl-paris.com\/en\/paris-blog-lifestyle-culture-art\/jl-history\/political-will-and-swimming-suits\/","title":{"rendered":"Political will and swimming suits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As is well known, if French people\u00a0can\u00a0get a tan\u00a0on the beach\u00a0during summer season, it is, first of all, thanks to the Popular Front government (\u201cFront Populaire<\/em>\u201c).<\/p>\n

Directed by Leon Blum from June 1936, the latter instituted the two first weeks paid leave. Three others followed in 1956, 1969 and 1982. In the meantime and among other measures, salary increases were negotiated, collective agreements were signed, the 40 hours working week was adopted.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, we sometimes forget these social advances are not the result of a national and international favourable context: economical and financial crisis, massive strikes, violent political confrontations, increasingly deafening sound of jackboots\u00a0in Europe, etc.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”31036″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text]\n

The Popular Front policies provide us, above all, a conception of human being in which individual is\u00a0not turned into a simple reproducer. These policies also teach us it is feasible, with a real political will, not to sacrifice the citizens\u2019 interests for the sake of circumstances, whatever they may be.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_single_image image=”31035″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text]\n

Nonetheless, it is true, Front Popular actions were not free of critics. For instance, we can definitely think about its colonial policy or its non-intervention during the Spain war.\u00a0And\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0matters even\u00a0worse, Leon Blum was faced to increased difficulties until the fall of his first government (June 22, 1937). However, we can conclude from this short experience that prioritize individuals stays a choice and that politicians can make great things when\u00a0they are\u00a0giving\u00a0themselves\u00a0the means to\u00a0do\u00a0so. It is true from the French beaches; it is also true from the Greece\u00a0ones. Who says change lives is not possible during troubling times?<\/p>\n

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TO GO FURTHER:<\/strong><\/p>\n

DENOYELLE Fran\u00e7oise, CUEL Fran\u00e7ois, VIBERT-GUIGUE Jean-Louis, Le Front populaire des photographes<\/em>, Paris, Editions Terre Bleue, 2006, 224 p.<\/p>\n

GUERIN Daniel, Front Populaire, R\u00e9volution manqu\u00e9e<\/em>, Paris, Actes Sud, coll. Babel, 1999, 513 p.<\/p>\n

KERGOAT Jacques, La France du Front populaire<\/em>, Paris, La D\u00e9couverte, 2006, 413 p.<\/p>\n

MARGAIRAZ Michel, TARTAKOWSKY Danielle, LEFEUVRE Daniel, Le Front populaire<\/em>, Paris, Larousse, coll. L\u2019\u0153il des archives, 2009, 239 p.<\/p>\n

VIGREUX Jean, Le Front populaire\u00a0: 1934-1938<\/em>, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, coll.\u00a0Que sais-je\u00a0?, 2011, 127 p.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]photos Credits :<\/strong><\/p>\n