In Florange, France, 153 parents voted for, 152 against a new school uniform. “They say that it would solve harassment, you mean it! Overweight kids will no longer be able to hide behind the clothes of their choice, the teasing risks getting worse,” says one mother.

‘Historically, cultural diversity is greater there than elsewhere,’ notes socialist Philippe Tarillon, former town councilor and current opposition municipal councilor.‘In local elections, we vote RN, but in national elections, it is LFI which comes first,' says mayor.