Interestingly many of the Gilet Jaunes say they up to now have been apolitical and never demonstrated before. Lots of women, old people, retirees and from rural areas and small towns that have seen government services, like schools and post offices, close.

So a distinct problem for Macron, who has been bitten with the OMG Global Warming fad and pushing too hard for poor people to buy new very low emission cars they cannot afford. And it has not been very long since France was endorsing diesels enthusiastically.