Five Great Reads: The fallout from French riots, supersized wealth and throwing rocks at the telly
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqui Housden and Miles Herbert Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here Hello and welcome to the weekend. The last seven days have been punctuated by political unrest in Europe with groups angry over the state of schools, the cost of living, and housing.
Elsewhere, otherwise peaceful residents are throwing rocks at their tellies in their own personal revolt at omnipotent technology. You might want to hold off the coffee until after reading this one.
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