Greece is yet again the centre of attention in European political and economic discussion, and again seems to be something of focal point for a much wider crisis. On Sunday, Greece will hold a general election for the third time …
neil warner
Water charges have tapped into accumulated frustration at years of austerity
The latest national protest against water charges and Irish Water last Wednesday provided what is the only the latest in a series of extraordinary scenes of popular mobilisation over the last few months. What exactly lies behind this sudden upsurge …
Misremembering a pointless war
It is one of great clichés of historical interpretation that our perceptions of the past are very often more a reflection of the present than they are of the past itself. For this reason, debates about, and memories of, historical …