In Bordeaux, demonstrators march in the rain to say "no" to the increase in the legal retirement age from 62 to 64, amid widespread social discontent and rising inflation. "We hear that we need to reform pensions. But this is a very violent thing they are doing to us, and it is no longer tolerable," says Danièle, who works in a youth centre and is protesting for the first time. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES