Brussels throws insults at the Greeks, as the deadline arrives.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-debt-crisis-athens-has-one-day-to-find-16bn-10353977.html

Athens has just one day to find €1.6bn as it edges nearer euro exit

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been branded reckless and a feckless liar by EU leaders

The powers of the IMF, Brussels, the European Central Bank and European Commission now with the added weight of Barak Obama of the United States and Li Keqiang the Premiere of China, pile the pressure onto the Greek people to capitulate to the demands and ultimatum of Merkel, Lagarde and Jean-Claude Juncker.

Jean-Claude Juncker appealed to Greeks to vote Yes in the referendum

Make no mistake. The European Union is operated for the benefit of financiers, bankers and business interests and has little if anything, to do with peace and stability in Europe or the well being of the 500 million or so ordinary people who live within its borders. Any member country government who has the audacity to question the governing body in Brussels, or reject the autocracy of the IMF, the ECB and European Commission, is swiftly brought into line with the financial power of massive "loans" wrapped with stringent "austerity" measures which benefit the rich and business of the country to the detriment of the ordinary people. That is until now. At last one country and its government have had the nerve to say "enough is enough" and to stick with that position through all the threats, insults, personal abuse and humiliation thrown at it and its people. The Greek government have made numerous attempts to reach a settlement with the IMF and Europe, all of which have been rejected by the duplicitous actions of the IMF and European "negotiators". Today, 30th June 2015, the deadline for default on the IMF loan has arrived. On Sunday the Greeks go to the polls to vote in a referendum as to whether they comply with the IMF terms and accept defeat or continue their resistance and vote "No".

Barak Obama of the United States and Li Keqiang the Premiere of China

Already, those outside the Greek borders, together with the television and other media, are piling on the pressure not only in Europe but also in Washington and Beijing (though what this situation has to do with the Americans and Chinese is open to speculation) for the Greek people to surrender and accept the "terms" and face more years of austerity and cuts to living standards. The alternative, they threaten, will be a disaster for the Greek economy. Next Sunday, July 5th 2015, will be a landmark day in European history.
There is of course another possibility. I would not be shocked or surprised to wake one morning soon, turn on the television and see a report from Athens to the effect that overnight, elements of the armed forces had taken over the government of Greece to "restore stability", suspended the constitution and would hold new elections as soon as practicable.
The United States and Europe had recognised the new administration and welcomed a return to stability.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong, but the scenario is not without precedent.

Northern Ireland and Brexit. The return of "The Troubles"

Northern Ireland: police attacked in another night of disturbances | Northern Ireland | The Guardian When the "Brexit" debate was still filling our newspapers and our television screens, readers may remember why I had changed my mind since voting to leave at the referendum vote. Apart from the economic arguments, which had become crystal clear after peeling away all the lies and misrepresentations trotted out by Bozo Boris and his "Get Brexit Done" conspirators, there was always the problem of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Would it be possible to have a border between the European Union and the United Kingdom where people, goods and services could pass freely between the two nations without customs restrictions, tariffs, duties and all the other formalities? Would it be possible to have one part of the United Kingdom treated differently from other parts of the United Kingdom, particularly when Scotland for example had voted overwhe...

The writing on the wall

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-government-zero-hour-contract-ban-latest-a9257281.html?fbclid=IwAR0OW6qhoVnO9MVH-E9ruKFLnL_V3NQ5PMpYEkGGHEXskJxkAsrr2UJjRIs Two-thirds of voters want Boris Johnson ‘s government to ban zero-hours contracts, a poll has found. There will be many people over the coming months and years who will tell the "pollsters" that something should be done about the homeless, or the costs of electric, gas and water, or about the costs of public transport, or the failing (and privatised) NHS, or the excessive profits and tax avoidance of large corporations. etc. To all those I say, that if you did not vote Labour then you have only yourselves to blame and you must bear the consequences of your actions. Johnson a nd his sycophant cronies have been given a blank cheque to do as they please and sell off vast portions of the British economy to the Americans, (the takeover of British defence giant Cobham by a US private equi...

Greed and envy are good says Boris Johnson.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/embrace-culture-of-greed-says-boris-johnson-8968276.html Embrace culture of greed, says Boris Johnson Boris Johnson. "I stress – I don't believe that economic equality is possible; indeed some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses that is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic activity." Johnson delivering the annual Margaret Thatcher lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank, Wednesday 27th November 2013 Boris Johnson seeks to emulate Thatcher. He appeals to the evil side of the "nasty" party, for a society where greed is good, where selfishness is encouraged, where division amongst people by envy and status is championed as a proper objective and where the excesses of business and government are regarded as appropriate and right for the advancement of the few at the expense of the many. Johnson is an evil man with evil intent...

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