Trevor Phillips on protests in Europe | 60 Minutes
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Trevor Phillips opens a new 60 Minutes segment by noting that student protests over school funding have blocked streets in France and Belgium this week. He places these actions within a wider wave of European unrest fueled by migration concerns and economic stagnation, warning that the upheaval could reshape daily life across the continent.
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The last minute of 60 Minutes is sponsored by United Healthcare Medicare Plans, a Medicare experience designed for what's next. Trevor Phillips introduces himself as one of the new contributors at 60 Minutes, noting that he is not from around here. He is the son of Caribbean immigrants to London, which is where he spent most of his life. Like most Brits, he keeps a close eye on the neighbors, by which he means the French.
Trevor Phillips observes that the French have great food, but they do seem to like revolutions. When their Lycée (high schoolers) took to the streets this past week building blockades and staring down the cops, protesting what they say is a lack of funding for schools, it wasn't a surprise.
France isn't alone in its troubles. This past week, student protests flared up again in Belgium, too. Right across Europe, political unrest driven by unease about migration and economic stagnation threatens to change the way Europeans live. In this turbulent world, it's our job to understand and explain the who, why, where, and what comes next.
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