Police clash with Greeks protesting austerity measures. Coming to a city near you?

Asheron

If you're interested in the Greek debt crisis and/or the "financial terrorists" causing it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbH1JsOTInk

amcluesent

The only thing preventing me stocking up with Molotov Cocktails is the price of petrol!

Kohoutek

As is usually the case I suspect the rioters are the noisy minority, probably not representative of the sentiment of the Greek people.

Asheron

Many police forces around the world have agent provokers, that will cause violence so police can increase the level of force used.

Asheron

Traditionally, an agent provocateur (plural: agents provocateurs, French for "inciting agent(s)") is a person employed by the police or other entity to act undercover to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act. More generally, the term may refer to a person or group that seeks to discredit or harm another by provoking them to commit a wrong or rash action.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Asheron wrote: »

Traditionally, an agent provocateur (plural: agents provocateurs, French for "inciting agent(s)") is a person employed by the police or other entity to act undercover to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act. More generally, the term may refer to a person or group that seeks to discredit or harm another by provoking them to commit a wrong or rash action.

We have them to.

They tend to disappear behind the lines just after it kicks off though..

amcluesent

>that will cause violence so police can increase the level of force used.<

Aye, that Blair Peach was definitely on the Met payroll

Rochdale_Pioneers

We can joke about riots but it could happen here. Again.

Here's the scenario. The Tories take power. The Tories pass their slash and burn budget. The economy tanks as predicted by the IMF, OECD and assorted Nobel-laureate Economists. An even bigger cut is needed.

So the public sector gets eviscerated. At the same time money is found to cut taxes for people earning 6 figures, for messers Osborne and Cameron in IHT, for big banks via Corporation Tax, and big business gets its NI cut. And fires people anyway.

Because the economy is crashing, tax revenues drop again. With money being given away at the top, that means big cuts in spending AND big tax rises for the people below the median line. What people doesn't seem to have been saying about the disconnect between the IFS et al saying cuts will have to be far deeper than any party wants to admit to, AND the proposed tax cuts for the affluent and business, is that its us lot who will have to foot the bill.

Can I see the unions calling for a "Day of Action" Greek style? Yes!

A._Badger

Is that a wishlist, Rochdale?

iltisman

Shoot the leader of the riot.

matbe

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Can I see the unions calling for a "Day of Action" Greek style? Yes!

Hmm bet Mandlesohn would be up for a "Day of action Greek style"