News item:
A relatively obscure politician from an island in the North Atlantic makes a splash in the political pages of its far away national capital, lamenting, among other things...
(i) the isolation and powerlessness stemming from its relative size and distance from the seat of political power;
(ii) the selling out if its interests on the international stage by its own national government;
(iii) a declining economy and shrinking population;
(iv) its desire to no longer rely on subsidies;
(v) the need to revisit and reclaim its continental shelf and resources contained therein.
Yes, it all sounds familiar. But it’s not who you think it is.
Friday, March 06, 2009
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Maybe they should join Canada.
Thanks for the reference. Meanwhile, the situation in Iceland is steadily deteriorating. See Ian Parker's piece in this week's New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/09/090309fa_fact_parker
(iv) its desire to no longer rely on subsidies;
Well that gives away who it isn't.
It isn't the place whose politicians desire "autonomy", which they measure in one transfer payment, one cost-shared program, and one central-government civil-service job at a time.
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