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Greece are in trouble.

“It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Better Together was supposed to mean that Scotland better listen passively, Scotland better do what it was told what was best for it. But Scotland isn’t listening any more. We no longer listen to those who don’t hear us. Scotland wants Home Rule. Scotland was promised Home Rule, we were vowed the closest thing to federalism it was possible to get. We were told that Scotland would have more self-government than any other devolved or autonomous administration. But we got control of road signs and unusable tax powers. So Scotland will use this election to take Home Rule.

The old rules of deference are dead, and we’ve learned that you get nowhere in this Union by being Miss Nice, by asking politely and patiently for things that the establishment refuses to recognise are ours. That’s the lesson Scotland learned from the referendum. We’re not asking nicely any more, and it’s scaring them. An entire nation cannot be marginalised. There’s more of us. They promised home rule, they didn’t deliver. So we’ll vote for parties which will take it from them.”

Paul articulates something of what I’ve struggled with for a long time as well – being a night person in a work world that favours early birds.

Yesterday was pretty crazy in Athens. Protestors demonstrated in the face of a huge and intimidating police presence, to mark the 1973 student uprisings that led to the fall of the military dictatorship of the time. 

I’ve posted a pile of pictures over on my blog allmyfriendsarejpegs.