Archive for July 5th, 2015
Kevin Ovenden in Greece on referendum day
Posted by John, July 5th, 2015 - under Kevin Ovenden.
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The movement has returned. Or rather, the strong beginnings of a movement which in its social molecular reality never actually went away. That’s an opinion. An estimation this morning. It is bright and sunny. And I am among the hopeful today.
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A letter of mine on Q&A in the Sydney Morning Herald
Posted by John, July 5th, 2015 - under Q&A, Sydney Morning Herald, Zaky Mallah.
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A letter of mine on Zaky Mallah appearing on Q&A in Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald. It is a few letters down.
Kevin Ovenden on the lead up to the referendum in Greece
Posted by John, July 5th, 2015 - under Kevin Ovenden.
Tags: Greece
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For now, I’m confident of one judgement – the political system of the old order is broken. It goes without saying that a defeat for our side tomorrow is, to say the least, unwelcome. But, putting the same thing in another way, what of a victory for their side tomorrow? For several reasons we didn’t think tonight that that would stabilise things for them, despite the advantage it obviously would give.