Finally someone spoke out about the absurd EU debate in Iceland. In an interview with Channel 2 radio, Jon Baldvin Hannibalsson, the Social Democrats leader who signed the EEA agreement on Iceland’s behalf in Oporto in 1992 claims that there is no debate on the issue in Iceland. What is being discussed has nothing to [...]

The xenophobic movement Heimssyn is now exporting its propaganda abroad. EU Times published what seemed to be an article written by someone claiming to be a credible journalist who had been misinformed by the propaganda coming from Iceland. I replied in the comment section, thinking there was a foreign journalist that needed some background on [...]

There are some pitiful characters still haunting Icelandic politics. Stirring up nationalistic rhetoric, they are unable to get a grip in post-crash Iceland. Bjorn Bjarnason, Styrmir Gunnarsson, David Oddson and Bjarni Hardarson are not the only failed ghosts of the past who want to determine Iceland’s future. Ogmundur Jonasson, the leader of the “unruly division” [...]

“Independence” in Icelandic society today means we have no control over anything and none of the aforementioned jerks are accountable to anyone: this is why Bruxelles scares them, plain and simple. We are owned from within, and the irony with which this man stands on his soap box after being replaced at the national newspaper [...]

Hilmar V. Petursson, the chairman of computer game company CCP sums up the dilemma facing Icelandic businesses under the current conditions of currency restrictions and lack of vision by the political parties. “It is hard to make decisions and plan ahead for the future based on what is possibly going to happen here in the [...]

Eirikur Bergmann, a professor in political science and director of the Centre for European Studies at Bifrost University has asked the question that many of us have been demanding an answer for but needed to be asked in public. Where is Iceland’s place in the world going to be if the EU membership is rejected? [...]

I stumbled across this comment from Thorolfur Matthiasson on Paul Krugman’s blog. It explains the current situation in Iceland perfectly: Finally, there are many big unsolved problems that face the government and people of Iceland. First, the Icelandic Krona is not a viable currency in the world of free movement of capital. The Euro seems [...]

The older generation is speaking out. Bloggers like Vilhjalmur Ari Arason have told the younger generations that they are fine with things the way they are. Those who bought their homes long before the boom and still have considerable home equity are alright with not taking a stand on EU membership, or rejecting it altogether. [...]

Currently there appears to be an undercurrent of social instability not seen in Iceland in modern times.  To respond, we should examine five dimensions on the security spectrum which can be considered to be especially revelant in Iceland in the present. These dimensions are: -          Traditional Military -          Economic vulnerability and  instability -          Breakdown of [...]

I have been to a few radio and television interviews where people are supposed to discuss events and debate their opinions. Usually I have found people respecting of each others time to state their case and willingness to listen. Yesterday was the first time though where I have been where the EU membership was one [...]