Dr Oliver Hartwich: A tale of two tonnes

The Revolution’s catch-cry of ‘Liberty, equality, fraternity’ is still France’s motto. It seems, however, that ‘equality’ doesn’t get you very far in Paris. Some cars are more equal than others.

In a world first, the city’s people voted to triple parking fees. The referendum was strange, however. Less than 10 percent of eligible voters turned out - and of those, just 55 percent supported the bill.