Hats off to chronic government overspending, then getting all pissy and proud when whoever's bailing you out once again asks you not to spunk it all away this time? I don't think that's brave or anti-austerity or even daringly anti-EU. I think it's entirely irresponsible. You and I normally are...
Taking this as my lead, I explained to the taxman that I wouldn't be paying him his due, despite having spent far too much. I tried to justify this by explaining that my country was conquered by the Normans in 1066 and had also developed the concept of a constitutional monarchy, all of which...
Greece's reversion to type - impoverished, badly governed, with tendencies both to blame everyone else than themselves and towards a crude nationalism - should surprise absolutely no-one.