http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/28/greeks-forests-fuel-winter-nears
Greeks turn to the forests for fuel as winter nears
When Merkel, Lagarde, the Eurozone finance ministers and IMF sit down to yet another lavish 2 Micheline star banquet (paid for of course by taxpayers), to discuss for the umpteenth time the never ending economic crisis in Greece, and the plan of how they can extort even more money in exchange for another "bail out", do they ever consider the effect that their policies have on the ordinary people of Greece? I think not. Their first consideration is and has always been, ensuring the continued dominance of the IMF and the European Central banks in Europe. (Closely followed of course by the quality of the Filet de veau rôti, girolles d’Écosse et purée de cresson at the evenings nine course meal.)
Meanwhile, back in the real world, the Greek people face even more severe austerity, in order to fund the conditions imposed from outside. There is something fundamentally wrong with the logic, when bailout funds are used only to repay installments of previous bailouts, without any effect on the underlying problem. The problems of the Greek people have not gone away. Soup kitchens on the streets of Athens and other cities across Greece, food banks for people who have no jobs and little prospect of finding work, temporary foster centres for children and all the other odious ramifications of austerity remain. Now, with a 40% surcharge on heating oil, and with winter fast approaching, people are gathering wood to heat their homes.This article, adds more evidence to the already obvious reality that austerity is not working and that an alternative way forward must be found. This winter, not only in Greece, but in other countries in Europe, (including our own) people will die as a direct result of the austerity measures being enforced by governments acting on the instructions of the Troika.The time cannot be far off when people across Europe will say "enough is enough".
Greeks turn to the forests for fuel as winter nears
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| A wood poacher's warehouse near Mount Pelion, Greece. |
When Merkel, Lagarde, the Eurozone finance ministers and IMF sit down to yet another lavish 2 Micheline star banquet (paid for of course by taxpayers), to discuss for the umpteenth time the never ending economic crisis in Greece, and the plan of how they can extort even more money in exchange for another "bail out", do they ever consider the effect that their policies have on the ordinary people of Greece? I think not. Their first consideration is and has always been, ensuring the continued dominance of the IMF and the European Central banks in Europe. (Closely followed of course by the quality of the Filet de veau rôti, girolles d’Écosse et purée de cresson at the evenings nine course meal.)
Meanwhile, back in the real world, the Greek people face even more severe austerity, in order to fund the conditions imposed from outside. There is something fundamentally wrong with the logic, when bailout funds are used only to repay installments of previous bailouts, without any effect on the underlying problem. The problems of the Greek people have not gone away. Soup kitchens on the streets of Athens and other cities across Greece, food banks for people who have no jobs and little prospect of finding work, temporary foster centres for children and all the other odious ramifications of austerity remain. Now, with a 40% surcharge on heating oil, and with winter fast approaching, people are gathering wood to heat their homes.This article, adds more evidence to the already obvious reality that austerity is not working and that an alternative way forward must be found. This winter, not only in Greece, but in other countries in Europe, (including our own) people will die as a direct result of the austerity measures being enforced by governments acting on the instructions of the Troika.The time cannot be far off when people across Europe will say "enough is enough".
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