January 2015

Tsipras – a false prophet but without the beard? The sick man of Europe is still sick and Syriza does not have the medicine to revive him.

28/01/2015 // 0 Comments

There has been much euphoria across Europe since Sunday’s elections in Greece. Alexis Tsipras, his boyish face fresh with triumph, hails a new era not just for Greece but [...]

Grexit? Brexit? Don’t bet on it.

22/01/2015 // 0 Comments

As Clint Eastwood, in his eighth decade, celebrates the success of American Sniper some of his earlier films spring to mind – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in particular. [...]

A herbicide spray to keep the bio-tech industry at bay? RIP traditional European agriculture

15/01/2015 // 0 Comments

By Kathleen Garnett Ever since the first boff in a lab profited from fiddling around with the genetic make-up of plants European agriculture has been at the mercy of the big [...]

Finding strength in Europe’s Core Values

13/01/2015 // 1 Comment

After two successful years of posting articles setting out a European, as opposed to national, perspective this site has decided to update its look. Not only can readers now [...]