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Greece wildfires: A summer of catastrophe and conspiracy

Greece wildfires: A summer of catastrophe and conspiracy

By Felix Flanagan, BA Politics “As Greece battles unprecedented wildfires, it is stories of arson and conspiracy that have captured the country’s popular imagination, rather than concern from the climate crisis.” This summer Greece was ravaged by the worst wildfires since records began. Throughout the summer many parts of
spiritadmin Nov 6, 2023
What can we learn from the rise of Syriza?

What can we learn from the rise of Syriza?

Sparsh Pandya, BA South Asian Studies The European political zeitgeist has undoubtedly been gripped by austerity. This is not an illogical phenomenon by any means – since the 2008 financial crisis, harsh austerity measures have been carried out by governments all over Europe. These measures have been facilitated by the ‘Troika’
spiritadmin Mar 4, 2015
Greeks strike blow to Eurozone austerity

Greeks strike blow to Eurozone austerity

Tom King, BA Politics  Syriza has topped the polls in Greece’s snap election to oust the conservative New Democracy government from power. The far left party have pledged to end “the humiliation of austerity” which was imposed as part of a Eurozone bailout agreement. The International Monetary Fund-European Central
spiritadmin Feb 4, 2015

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