Yanis Varoufakis resigns as Greek finance minister
Following a No vote, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis resigns as Greek finance minister.
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Greece votes No
Greece has rejected the proposed bailout in a referendum.
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As the Emergency Budget comes closer, the government must remember that benefits are a public service
The Government has consistently maintained its intention to protect vulnerable people – but will it deliver?
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While the government officially abolishes child poverty, things are getting worse
At a stroke, the Government is about to abolish the concept, if not the reality, of child and working poverty.…
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Leader: Europe’s battalion of woes
The European Union has indeed brought peace and prosperity, but now this hard-earned and long-cherished stability is fracturing.
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As Osborne prepares further austerity, Greece has come to his aid again
The Chancellor can cite the country’s fate as a permanent justification for cuts. But he shouldn’t overreach.
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The Greek people have paid for their governments’ mistakes – and for the errors of the Troika
The meltdown in Athens and the mistakes of the IMF.
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Don’t punish the Greeks for the current crisis – they shoulder the heaviest burden
It’s hard to imagine many other countries putting up with a 25 per cent decline in GDP, a 26 per…
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