Sky TV They keep cutting between the riots and Libya showing the dead Daffy.
Don't know which is the worse, the gruesome pics of Daffy or the sight of a union controlled country and parliament going down the S bend. Continued on Page 47
[Financial Times] A protest by more than 100,000 striking workers did not deter Greek politicians on Wednesday evening from approving the country's latest austerity package at its first reading, by 154 votes to 141.
Is that a spine we see? How exciting!
The result, which followed a day when clouds of smoke billowed over the Athens skyline after angry rioters set fire to piles of rotting rubbish
If the garbage men won't do their job, by God we'll do it for them!
and clashed with police in one of the biggest demonstrations seen in the Greek capital for decades, was a success for prime minister George Papandreou, improving the odds that Greece will be able to draw down the next 8bn tranche of its bailout loan from international lenders.
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Seems like one George Papandreou or another has been the Greek PM for as long as I can remember and that, sad to say, is a long, long time. Had to google him and found this writeup on Wikipedia. Explains a lot.
[Swiss Info] Greece's parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a new round of belt-tightening needed to avert default, despite violent protests during the biggest rally in two years against the bitterly resented measures.
Hours after Greek police clashed with black-clad demonstrators outside parliament, all 154 of the ruling Socialist PASOK party's politicians voted in favour of the measures, which must secure a second vote on Thursday before the new wave of austerity is enforced.
The view of the ancient Acropolis was obscured by smoke from burning piles of rubbish and a bank building was evacuated after being set on fire by petrol bombs as a strike called by Greece's two main unions degenerated into violence outside parliament.
Much of the country was shut down by the 48-hour general strike, the largest since the outbreak of the crisis two years ago with government departments, offices and shops closed and at least 100,000 people taking to the streets of Athens.
"It's one of the biggest demonstrations in recent years. People showed they were determined to protest against these policies," said Mary Bossis, international security professor at the University of Piraeus.
"We are not done with these protests. We've reached a point where people don't feel the government represents them any more, they want a complete change," she said.
You have a parliamentary system. Your parliament can declare no confidence in the prime minister. Of course, they and he (and you) are all socialists, which means you got what you voted for.
Prime Minister George Papandreou, trailing badly in opinion polls, appealed for support from Greeks on the latest measures which include tax rises, wage cuts and public sector layoffs.
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"We are not done with these protests. We've reached a point where people don't feel the government represents them any more, they want a complete change"
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