Rubbish.
It’s nothing to do with rich bankers but to do with the country living way beyond its means for decades. Then a decade of huge government borrowing and spending has brought the country to the precipice of bankruptcy. They are all to blame.
I don't think citing a somewhat arrogant and elitist opinion from nearly a century ago reflects current politics.
I don't think citing a somewhat arrogant and elitist opinion from nearly a century ago reflects current politics.
The current government has been put in place because of the actions of previous governments over the last 30 years or so.
If anything, the current protests highlight the real problem with democracy, the vast majority of the population are idiots.
Who put the current government in place?
Austerity vote passed. 210 billion bailout incoming.
thats if germany doesnt send it back wanting more savings again.
I wonder if this gets reported on the mainstream Propaganda machines.. Err sorry I mean "media" stations
in Greece? Brussels beauracrats.
Alternatively, for those of us who prefer a truthful, real world answer: the voting Greek public. There was an election in 2009 and it did not involve Brussels bureaucrats.
Why do people like you always say 'Oh, I bet this will NEVER be reported by the mainstream media' about news stories which are, in fact, already being plastered all over the mainstream media?
Don't you ever check first to see if the mainstream media is covering it before leaping to your keyboard, or do you prefer to broadcast your ignorance for all to see?
Alternatively, for those of us who prefer a truthful, real world answer: the voting Greek public. There was an election in 2009 and it did not involve Brussels bureaucrats.
What next for Greece? Suck it up and try to go back to normality?
The 2009 government is no longer in power.
The EU installed a provisional government a few months ago.
On November 6, Prime Minister George Papandreou met with opposition leaders to try to reach an agreement on the formation of an interim government, after a narrow confidence vote win in parliament.
A day earlier, the leader of the opposition New Democracy party Antonis Samaras had rejected the proposal and called for an immediate election. After Papandreou agreed to step aside, however, the two leaders announced their intention to form a national unity government that would allow the EU bailout to proceed and pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012.
The Communist Party and the Coalition of the Radical Left Party, refused Papandreou's invitation to join talks on a new unity government. After several days of intense negotiations, the two major parties along with the Popular Orthodox Rally agreed to form a grand coalition headed by former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos.
On November 10, George Papandreou formally resigned as Prime Minister of Greece, and the new coalition cabinet and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos formally sworn in on 11 November 2011.
The former head of the European Central Bank is currently Prime Minister.
oh dear, did someone forget to check their facts again?
The CBI has said we're going see growth for the last quarter of 2011 and won't be entering a recession. Makes me so glad to be British, looking at all this Greek malarky. We slam our politicians a lot, but they seem to be doing just alright compared to pretty much the rest of the EU.