There used to be a time when I loved trashy magazines. Those with all the celebrity gossip; who lost half their body weight, who gained it, who is divorcing who and who is considered the best and worst dressed at such-and-such event. I was fully aware it was all bollocks, it was just my form... Continue Reading →
(Anti-)Austerity: The Markets Vs The People
The events in the eurozone remain to be an engaging soap giving us cliffhanger after cliffhanger. Bailout packages have been agreed upon and bond auctions in ailing economies have gone better than expected. Then the fall of the Dutch cabinet gave the markets something to fret about. Yet, the caretaker government and a majority of... Continue Reading →
Egypt and the Brotherhood: Fear of yet another -ism
After days of unrest and protesters demanding the resignation of SCAF (Supreme Council of Armed Forces) as the country's ruling body, elections did go ahead last week. SCAF is still the daddy and the first round of post-Mubarak parliamentary elections passed by without any notable events. The Muslim Brotherhood did well, as expected, while liberals,... Continue Reading →