A big "well done!" to the Greek unelected Government, their Banks, the European Central Bank, Angela Merkel and the German government, the IMF the Eurozone financiers and not least of all the speculators who have made another killing out of the last few days panic to secure "the deal". Now, they can look forward to the next Greek crisis requiring yet another "bail out" when they make some more money. The Greek people on the other hand, will be faced with further reductions in their minimum wage, cuts in the public sector, even higher unemployment, increased taxation, higher contributions to pensions, reduction in pension payments, and restrictions in every sector of public services. No prizes for guessing who got the best of the "deal". (Again)
http://style.uk.msn.com/royal-baby/how-will-the-royal-baby-look-as-he-grows-up Media generated hysteria. This is too much. For the last 36 hours (thought it seems more like 36 days) there has been wall to wall news coverage, media and television comment and reporting, with Sky News taking first prize for frenzied minute by minute reporting from the Palace, the hospital, from a village somewhere in England, from the studio and anywhere else that Burley, Botting and company could stick a microphone into some obscure "celebrity's" face and ask for yet another banal quote. All this galvanising the mass hysteria of some elements of the public, (who the media would have you believe is the reaction of "the whole world",) with their flag waving, dancing, singing and cheering over what is after all, no more than a woman having a bab...
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