56 | Macron and History

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Two of Britain's leading historians of France, Robert Tombs and John Keiger, discuss the wider significance of Macron's presidency.  What does it mean for the French state?  What does it mean for the future of Europe?  And what are the French really thinking about Brexit? As the new film about Dunkirk does the rounds on both sides of the Channel, can Britain be accused of abandoning France to its fate all over again?