| Just the way it is.....another interesting Guardian read. 07:45 - Nov 22 with 540 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/22/greece-general-strike-econ
'Puzzled by his joy that Greece had been invited to join the euro, I asked him why. He explained that we Greeks were his bank’s “wet dream”. Although much poorer than the Germans, 80% of Greeks owned their homes outright and had no debts. “Once your wages are in hard currency, you will be our best customers,” he said. “We shall sell you mortgages, Volkswagens, all kinds of appliances and the loans to buy them with.” Unconvinced, I asked what he thought would happen when those loans triggered a debt-fuelled economic boom, inflating bubbles that were bound to burst and then leave his Greek customers with nothing but unpayable debts. “We will take your houses,” he replied, presciently.' |  |
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| Just the way it is.....another interesting Guardian read. on 08:01 - Nov 22 with 477 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
And also this....
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/22/britain-working-class-pain
More than a quarter-century after Blair became prime minister, Britain has another Labour prime minister who promises growth and jobs and multi-billion investors. The same big commitments will almost certainly lead to the same disillusionment. Sacha Hihorst, who wrote the Common Wealth report based on her PhD research, observes that Mansfield residents will certainly complain about migration – but that only lasts a minute or so: “The people they really hate are politicians.” | |
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| Just the way it is.....another interesting Guardian read. on 08:07 - Nov 22 with 466 views | thebooks |
| Just the way it is.....another interesting Guardian read. on 08:01 - Nov 22 by BanksterDebtSlave |
And also this....
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/22/britain-working-class-pain
More than a quarter-century after Blair became prime minister, Britain has another Labour prime minister who promises growth and jobs and multi-billion investors. The same big commitments will almost certainly lead to the same disillusionment. Sacha Hihorst, who wrote the Common Wealth report based on her PhD research, observes that Mansfield residents will certainly complain about migration – but that only lasts a minute or so: “The people they really hate are politicians.” |
Chakrabortty is The Guardian’s best political journalist by a mile. “The gulag” – what a great name Mansfield folk have for working in a Sports Direct warehouse. |  | | |
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