Not Quite Naked Came The Minister

The surprise announcement that French Minister Marlène Schiappa had posed for Playboy (fully clothed!) provoked an outcry and even divided her own government.

Frankly, things had been at risk of getting a little dull around here. The garbage collectors had started collecting garbage. Macron’s government is considering a package of workplace reforms to calm the backlash against its retirement reform (though strikes and protests will continue).

This risked leaving a void in the outrage landscape française. Fortu…