I sent to a French friend in Paris a

link to the Times

front-pager about the growth in jihadism in England. He responded:

My guess is that France is better prepared than England to fight jihad because we’re not a multicultural society as Great Britain now is. When one wanders outside the Gauche Caviar districts of the left bank of Paris, one can easily find very unhappy people regarding Islam. Middle class people are not afraid any more to openly voice their concerns on Islam and the risks of a bi-cultural/bi-religious France. Amazingly, things look less grim now than they did two or three years ago. The French seem now ready to defend what I call the 3 Cs: Churches, Castles and Cheeses. The 3 Cs are ubiquitous around here right now, but this could be destroyed and people know it. La vieille France is back in fashion and this is great news!