What conspiracy theories can tell us about politics in Greece
“When assessing a populist government, it’s always hard to tell whether it’s just incompetence or dark designs.”
(tags: politics Greece )

Brexit is (maybe) the ruin of Irish whiskey
...and much else besides.
(tags: ukpolitics ireland brexit eu )

Trump adviser Navarro: U.S, Germany ( Read more... )

Six Lies Told By Nigel Farage About The EU Only six?
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) This can’t be left to the Tory party - it’s everyone’s country at stake Andrew Rawnsley nails it.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) How the Euro Crisis was successfully resolved Important to counter the narrative that the Euro as such "failed".
(tags: eu euro greece ) Peak paper Also ( Read more... )

Angouleme comics festival screws up *again* If you're in a hole, stop digging!
(tags: comics sexandgenderandsexuality ) The Top 12 PR Crises Of 2015: Part 1 Volkswagen tops the list.
(tags: publicrelations ) Life in the Grey Zones @ecfr brings news from nowhere (Abkhazia, Crimea, etc).
(tags: transdniestria nagornokarabakh war ) Pro-Europeans ( Read more... )

• Seven takewawys from the Greek election.
  Story continues.
  (tags: eu greece )
• Archbishop of Canterbury to host refugees at official London residence
  "Jesus was a refugee."
  (tags: migration humanrights religion )
• Don't Breathe Here
  "every major car manufacturer is selling diesel cars that fail to meet EU air pollution limits".
  (tags: climatechange ( Read more... )

• Ways to think about cars
  The future of motoring.
  (tags: technology )
• I looked at the best evidence for banning prostitution. It's absolutely terrible.
  Interesting!
  (tags: sexandgenderandsexuality )
• Greek elections: a new opportunity to refresh the political body
  A view from Athens.
  (tags: greece )

• E Pluribus Hugo vs Slates
  Patrick May re-calculatees the 1984 Hugos; and finds that EPH works .
  (tags: sf hugos )
• What Greece Needs to Prosper
  Some interesting numbers here.
  (tags: greece )
• Mike Huckabee Is Wrong: Iran Isn’t Nazi Germany
  Calibrating rhetoric with facts.
  (tags: uspolitics iran israel middleeast )

• There is a lizard sex satellite floating in space and Russia no longer has it under control - The Washington Post
  Actually they do.
  (tags: space biology )
• The secret lives of the priests in Father Ted
  You needed to know this.
  (tags: ireland funny tv )
• Married at First Sight
  My cousin Kate tells all.
  (tags: tv marriage )
• Catalans Spur the Remaking of ( Read more... )

• Why the Greek Deal Will Work
  An upbeat analysis.
  (tags: eu greece )
• How to Beer Eurocrat
  Exploring all 28 EU countries, one beer at a time.
  (tags: eu beer )
• Flemish government announces new foreign ministry
  Not as dramatic as it sounds.
  (tags: belgium )

• I’m a Muslim woman, Mr Cameron: here’s what your radicalisation speech means to me
  Heartfelt.
  (tags: ukpolitics islam )
• True Cost of ‘Skopje 2014’ Revealed
  A lot.
  (tags: macedonia )
• Colin Baker and Doctor Who Magazine
  A statement from the editor.
  (tags: doctorwho )
• How to keep Greece in
  @COdendahl of @CER_London recommends more investment.
  (tags: eu ( Read more... )

• Grand Theft Moldova
  More on the epic money laundering scandal.
  (tags: moldova russia crime )
• Britons "not prejudiced, just thick"
  Close to the bone!
  (tags: ukpolitics )
• The key lesson from Syriza’s defeat? A different Europe requires both ideology *and* competence
  A leftist critique.
  (tags: eu greece )
• Africa in Data - The Data-Visualization- ( Read more... )