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Jakobsen: Why France needs a Thatcher moment

France is its own worst enemy; that's according to Saxo Bank's Chief Investment Office, Steen Jakobsen. He argues that the country desperately needs a 21st century revolution and its new government lacks a true mandate for reform. His comments come as French PMI data showed its manufacturing activity shrank to its lowest level in nearly a year and a half.

He argues that true change only comes from a true crisis and France "needs" a deep recession and even a depression. The country is crying out for a "Thatcher moment", he says, a leader such as Margaret Thatcher who would be brave enough to get elected on a mandate for change.

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