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Alex Andreou

Asking the questions others are too intelligent to ask

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David Cameron, as a seagull
Why David Cameron is the ultimate "seagull" manager
By Alex Andreou - 25 July 11:35

He flies in, makes a lot of noise, dumps on everyone from a great height, and then flies out again.

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Security checks at the Olympic site. Photo: Getty Images
It's companies like G4S that really embody the "something for nothing" culture
By Alex Andreou - 16 July 14:05

After Workfare, the Olympics fiasco is another rocket fired into the side of the HMS Private Sector Efficiency.

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Shirley Valentine, begone! Photo: Getty Images
David Cameron wants to ban Greeks from Britain. What would Shirley Valentine think?
By Alex Andreou - 05 July 14:41

While more than a million Britons live in the EU, Cameron's immigrant-bashing rhetoric rings hollow.

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The Shard: an apt visual metaphor for the Libor scandal. Photo: Getty Images
The real cost of the Libor Scandal
By Alex Andreou - 02 July 18:14

What Barclays and other banks did will hurt every saver and homeowner, says Alex Andreou.

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Doctors. Photograph: Getty Images
The state is "doing a Robert Maxwell" on doctors' pensions
By Alex Andreou - 21 June 16:50

What difference does it make if you or I think that doctors get paid too little or too much? They had an agreement.

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Supporters of SYRIZA wave flags outside a university building on election night.
With the rise of SYRIZA and Golden Dawn, Greece's status quo has been forever altered
By Alex Andreou - 18 June 8:45

Greek Democracy will never be the same after this turbulent month

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Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde's "tough love" is an insult to Greece
By Alex Andreou - 27 May 14:41

By urging Greeks to pay up without whingeing the IMF chief has revealed her deep historical and cult.

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Exploding the myth of the feckless, lazy Greeks
By Alex Andreou - 18 May 12:03

Stereotypes and untruths are everywhere, but this economic crisis is not self-inflicted.

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