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Constructive suggestion

So yeah, the Greek economy is on the rocks. Which puts the rest of Europe under pressure. Which leads some German politicians to make helpful suggestions that one somehow expects will not be appreciated. One also has a sneaking suspicion that the gentlemen in question have probably never had a conversation with a real live [...]

Off up and away!

Tomorrow we leave for Greece. I expect we’ll end up either set on fire or fed until we burst, depending on whether we get caught first by the Greek rioters or the Greek mothers. If we survive these many and varied perils, there might be a few photos and stories in the offing. Check back [...]

More on the Athens riots

Prependum (for my parents): Yes, we’re still going. Don’t worry. We’ll be peaceful, we’ll be careful, we’ll be ok. Kimberley pointed me at a Rowan Thorpe rant about the Athens riots. It’s a good rant, and he’s angry about some of the right things. I’m not sure, though, that the issue of whether the rioters [...]

Greece

It’s hard to make any cool-headed comment about this. How can a government let so much resentment build up? How can an agressive cop be allowed to carry a loaded gun into a district where ‘clashes’ happen regularly? How can anyone take a molotov cocktail to a peaceful march, ‘just in case’ it turns ugly? [...]