http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/16/olympiakos-starlet-kostas-rougkalas-confident-of-greece-recovery/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/16/olympiakos-starlet-kostas-rougkalas-confident-of-greece-recovery/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:50:46 +0000 Chris Wheatley http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34195 Kostas Rougkalas is a Greek Under-19 international defender who recently skippered Olympiakos against Europe’s elite academy sides in the NextGen series.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/04/16/olympiakos-starlet-kostas-rougkalas-confident-of-greece-recovery/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/why-official-forecasters-dont-know-what-theyre-doing/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/why-official-forecasters-dont-know-what-theyre-doing/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:30:49 +0000 Ben Chu http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29978 Readers should cut it out and keep this chart and brandish it the next time they hear someone argue that things are going to turn out OK because the IMF says so. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/16/why-official-forecasters-dont-know-what-theyre-doing/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/27/the-english-language-should-be-cherished/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/27/the-english-language-should-be-cherished/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:12:42 +0000 Josh Barrie http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28708 For me, there is little worse than a bellowing rendition of Rule Britannia, or a mention of past empirical ‘greatness.’ That said, there is one thing that seemingly does grant us first prize in the lottery of life. That is our language. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/27/the-english-language-should-be-cherished/feed/ 29 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/angelas-ashes-is-germany-ready-to-burn-the-euro/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/angelas-ashes-is-germany-ready-to-burn-the-euro/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:30:19 +0000 Sherelle Jacobs http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27451 Could Germany be the first country to jump off the single currency cliff?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/angelas-ashes-is-germany-ready-to-burn-the-euro/feed/ 77 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/greek-myths-shed-light-on-our-modern-world/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/greek-myths-shed-light-on-our-modern-world/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:00:08 +0000 Paul OMahony http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27396 Greece is where it all began and it looks increasingly likely that it’ll be where it all ends as well. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/greek-myths-shed-light-on-our-modern-world/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-snehta-residency-british-art-finds-a-home-in-athens/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-snehta-residency-british-art-finds-a-home-in-athens/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:00:49 +0000 Rachael Cloughton http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25866 Snehta, a new residency programme for emerging British artists has recently been established in Athens. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-snehta-residency-british-art-finds-a-home-in-athens/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/monti-python-and-the-holy-grail-why-italys-prime-minister-cant-win-over-his-people/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/monti-python-and-the-holy-grail-why-italys-prime-minister-cant-win-over-his-people/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:00:54 +0000 Sherelle Jacobs http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25819 Investors have good reason to be sceptical that the new Italian leader can resurrect his country’s economy]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/01/monti-python-and-the-holy-grail-why-italys-prime-minister-cant-win-over-his-people/feed/ 46 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/21/do-not-underestimated-the-potential-impact-of-the-debt-derby-between-germany-and-greece/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/21/do-not-underestimated-the-potential-impact-of-the-debt-derby-between-germany-and-greece/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 03:00:24 +0000 Kit Holden http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25508 Angela Merkel has often made a point of accentuating her love for the beautiful game.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/21/do-not-underestimated-the-potential-impact-of-the-debt-derby-between-germany-and-greece/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/18/view-from-athens-the-greek-crisis-as-greek-tragedy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/18/view-from-athens-the-greek-crisis-as-greek-tragedy/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:12:56 +0000 Alexis Papazoglou http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25386 Last week I saw a production of Sophocles’ Antigone at the National Theatre in London and it struck me that the play echoed dangerously in today’s Greece, especially if thought through Hegel’s reading of the play.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/18/view-from-athens-the-greek-crisis-as-greek-tragedy/feed/ 10 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/12/politicians-of-the-%e2%80%98centre-ground%e2%80%99-have-led-us-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/12/politicians-of-the-%e2%80%98centre-ground%e2%80%99-have-led-us-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:00:24 +0000 James Bloodworth http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25129 The era of moderate politicians is at an end. Right across Europe many people who grew up on a diet of consumerism and political cynicism are beginning to shake-off apathy and re-engage. As a consequence, from the Élysée Palace to the so-called “cradle of democracy”, the people of Europe are starting to rediscover the radical possibilities of the ballot box.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/12/politicians-of-the-%e2%80%98centre-ground%e2%80%99-have-led-us-to-the-brink-of-catastrophe/feed/ 93 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/05/ibet-group-a-outcome-looks-straightforward-for-russia/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/05/ibet-group-a-outcome-looks-straightforward-for-russia/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:46 +0000 Gareth Purnell http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24930 As we run up to kick off this Friday evening I’ll be dealing with ante post bets for Euro 2012, including the four groups. Group A looks arguably the most straightforward.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/05/ibet-group-a-outcome-looks-straightforward-for-russia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/christine-lagardes-fairytale-world/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/christine-lagardes-fairytale-world/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:13:46 +0000 Manuel Barcia http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24912 A few days ago the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, had the audacity to suggest that instead of resisting the neo-liberal austerity measures prescribed by her organization, in agreement with the EU and the European Central Bank, Greek citizens should focus on paying their taxes.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/04/christine-lagardes-fairytale-world/feed/ 171