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Interest rates will rise

Posted by in Culture, Economics, Humour, Politics

ERICA ASKS: This week I nearly had a heart attack when I read in the newspaper that economist John Edwards says that interest rates may rise eight times (!) in the next two years. There is no way my family could support this on my husband’s wage (I am a stay-at-home mum), be able to service our mortgage ($550,000) and afford to put our two children through school in a few years’ time. Can you please tell me that this guy is joking?

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Greek Street Art 2017

Posted by in Activism, Culture, Feminism, Humour, Politics

A selection of street art, some political, some quirky social comment, photographed around Athens April 2017… My personal favourite, a recent addition to the walls of the famous Polytechnic at the centre of the regime-changing 1973 anti-junta protests… 

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If America’s first, who’s second?

Posted by in Humour, Politics

The Netherlands?  “The Netherlands welcomes Trump in his own words” Denmark? “Denmark number 2” Switzerland? “We invented Dada. It makes no sense. You’ll love it” Italy? “The sunniest country in Europe” Spain? “We are not Mexicans” Germany? “Hosted the best world wars” Iran! “Iran-Iraq very different countries!” or maybe New Zealand? “Europe? Total losers”

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