Ten reasons why it has all gone fucking fuck in Iceland since the pots and pan revolution. 1. There was a demand of reform in the fishing industry. It was needed because the resource was gathering in the hands of very few who in turn used their wealth to borrow intensely against it and invest [...]

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 [...]

For nations who still engage in bullfighting, rodeo etc. it is absolutely ridiculous to oppose whaling on emotional grounds. But with reserves of unsold whale meat mounting and a minuscule market for the meat, it is quite reasonable to oppose whaling on economic grounds. The business case has always been puzzling, but it might not be a [...]

One should not underestimate the political crisis in Iceland. Earlier this week, a Social Democrats insider Andres Jonsson pleaded to the “moderate section” of Independence Party to meet them on the issue of the EU. It is understandable that some of the Social Dems should cast their glance to the right. It is not far [...]

It is quite amazing how successful the Independence Party has been at projecting two of their own larger problems onto others. In classical psychology, projection is always seen as a defence mechanism that occurs when a person’s own unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed and then attributed to someone else. An example of this behavior might be blaming [...]

Word is that the Icelandic government has hired this British spin doctor named Jaimie to help them with the Magma fiasco. A sample of his previous work: “He is the real international deal, Harrow, Harvard, thereafter intelligent guidance of the family’s shipping money… He has the experience in business and he has the clout, above [...]

Grapevine yesterday published an email sent from the assistant of the minister of education by mistake to an American journalist, exposing how the government tried to gain special favours with a journalist. “It basically amounts to the government (or certain government advisors) trying to control local discourse by putting a spin on an announcement they’re [...]

The Iceland Weather Report has put together most of what you need to know about the current Magma Energy debacle. But the revelation that it needed two unpaid bloggers, Lara Hanna and Teitur Atlason to uncover and expose the whole affair reminded me of a call I got last year from a representative of the government. He [...]

The current Icelandic government is fast becoming everything people did not hope for in the spring of 2009. The whole affair with Magma Energy’s investment in HS Energy is reminiscent of  the Independence Party and Centre Party at its worst. According to Icelandic law, companies outside the European Economic Area are not allowed to invest in the [...]

Are you confused as to why the Independence Party is now topping the polls with 40,3% and adding 11 new members of Althingi if the vote were today? Don’t be. Voters are illogical, as is evident by this excellent summary from an article in Time. They would even vote for the party which caused the [...]