Well this is what happened…. …apart from the UK and Holland not showing any signs of rushing into negotiating… ….nothing.

It is self explanatory that there is not much sympathy worldwide for a country which first behaved irresponsibly and then tried to export its problems to other countries. Like other countries which have run their economies into the ground – including Greece as a good example -  Iceland must take responsibility for itself. So even [...]

Tomorrow is the first national referendum Icelandic citizens have been allowed to participate in by the political elite since the conception of the republic in 1944. By all measures, this should be a happy day for democracy in Iceland. But instead it is not a cause for celebration but a large milestone in the farcical [...]

If you are a foreigner taking a look at the national referendum this Saturday, please don´t make the mistake of thinking it is about IceSave. It is all about internal, Icelandic politics. Those who will vote yes are voting for the government to stay on (Social Democrats and those who still think Steingrimur J. Sigfusson [...]

I for one am not going to participate in this distortion of democracy which has brought us a national referendum on IceSave. Of course I would say no to paying for the insane way Landsbankinn went about its business. Today, Halldor J. Kristjansson, one of their CEO’s is on record saying that there were meetings [...]

The rationale for a representative democracy is that the issues facing a government are too varied and detailed to expect the electorate to adequately study each issue. The fear is that modern propaganda can be used to bamboozle the masses into agreeing to laws that are not in their best interest or to permit a [...]