The Socialist party rebels, known as "Les Frondeurs", whose opposition to the government's economic reforms sent the majority party into crisis, are angry. They feel the raft of reforms that includes extending Sunday shopping and opening up key parts of the economy are not what they signed up for.
One of the key planks of the reform allows shops in certain tourist zones - notably the Champs Elysees in Paris - to open every Sunday of the year. Val says Paris has got to be open for the tourists
This was a bid to ensure Paris retains its status as the world's most visited city but it irked the capital's mayor, who has opposed the measures. ( live in the real world, Val says)
Another element of the reforms is to open up to competition previously closed sectors of the economy such as the legal profession.
Notarial lawyers, who set a fixed fee for their services regardless of the size of the job, will be able to charge clients more or less for certain projects, opening up the sector to competition. Val says surely being able to charge a fixed fee regardless of size of job or time spent is madness and needs reform.
Their rebellion against the bill put together by ex-banker-turned economy minister Emmanuel Macron's prompted Prime Minister Manuel Valls to employ a rarely-used constitutional device to force through the package of reforms without a parliamentary vote.
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