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On Sundays Greeks go to the polls to vote. They will be asked to vote Yes or No. But Yes or No to what? The question seems to produce an...

For those unfamiliar with Europe's unique take on macro-economic theory, here is a primer that attempts to explain Greek government...

For a moment I thought that I'd that the last three years had all been a nasty dream. The presenter on the news was speaking in glowi...

After months of official government announcements and newspaper headlines, Greece's latest austerity programme has been made public ...

First things first. An apology to anyone who  bet (and lost their shirt) on my prediction that SYRIZA would be the largest party in parli...

IMFU - INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND , a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

With the dust settling on yesterday's election results only one thing is certain in Greece; the previous political era is now officia...

Greece unveils new pension plan , a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr. This plan comes with the full approval of the EU, ECB and I...

Riot squad going into action - Athens 29th June 2011 , a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr. Is this the future of Europe? When rio...

Evangelos Venizelos , a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr. Over the last two days it seems that the Greek government has been in t...

"We won't pay, we won't sell, we owe nothing. We will win" Los Indignados, Thessaloniki, Greece , a photo by Teacher Dude...

On Friday the IMF, EU and ECB (known locally as the Troika)  announced their joint proposals concerning the future of the Greek economy  ...

Yesterday the Greek parliament wAS in the process of debating a raft of new labour laws that would radically change the pay and conditions...

Surviving Financial Attack - The Official IMF Survival Guide , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ .

ΠΑΣΟΚ ΔΝΤ , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ . Το σήμα " PASOK " είναι εμπορικό σήμα της "International Mone...

  "And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and ...

Greece's political machine grinds to a halt , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ . For the best part of four decades the ...

In my last post I talked about the role of the media and especially TV in presenting the consequences of the current economic crisis in Gr...

As seen on TV. , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ . It hardly comes as a surprise that the Greek media is less than imparti...

Riot police break up protest march in Thessaloniki, Greece , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ . It seems that the Greek nat...