Liberátion to remain open and liquid.

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Tuesday December 07, 2004 20:36

by croisant - mandarins of muesli

perhaps good news for France's daily left wing newspaper.

Liberátion, founded by amongst others Jean Paul Sarte is to remain a viable business concern after Baron Édouard de Rothschild confirmed yesterday that he is giving the paper 20,000,000€ which approximates to a 37% holding.

differing reactions to the news that the heir to the Rothschild fortune built during the Napoleonic War by a German financier with a deft hand at being first with the news is to buy the Leftie news of France-

if you want to be european learn their languages.

http://www.humanite.presse.fr/journal/2004-12-06/2004-12-06-451369

http://up.news.tf1.fr/news/economie/0,,3188888,00.html

http://www.toutsurlacom.com/index.php?op=modload&file=article&aid=26038

otherwise just be a craggy island head and worry about end of the world greek texts in translation.

Comments (2 of 2)

:-)

by :-) - "lovely coat" - "guache sea"

Thu Dec 09, 2004 22:30

:-) no comment.

Jean Paul Sarte selling a paper. (didn't cost an arm and a leg)

I have to note

by iosaf

Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:55

that the staff of liberation are on 24 hour strike. It was voted for last monday and began yesterday at around 14h00 and will end later this afternoon (around buttered scone time in rural ireland).
the communique from the Unions
http://libe.com/communique-intersyndic.php
the communique from the directors office
http://libe.com/communique-dir.php

Its just one of many strikes in France at the moment. The railworkers are on strike
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3224,36-713303@51-707037,0.html
The student teachers just did a 24 hour strike.
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3226,36-713586@51-705317,0.html
and the country is still technically in a state of emergency even though less than 20 cars get burnt a night.