Progressive Party

Raise the alarm: Iceland’s dreaded Water Act

June 13, 2010

For those of us who care about our country and its future, by far the most pressing current issue is the implementation of the Water Act from 2006, due to take effect on 1 July — in just over two weeks. The Act, the implementation of which has been postponed twice, would allow the owners [...]

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First exit polls: Best Party front runner in Reykjavík

May 30, 2010

Well, the first exit polls in the municipal elections are in. As predicted by the polls the Best Party is largest in Reykjavík, with around 8,000 votes of around 21,000 ballots counted. The Independence Party gets around 7,000 of those votes and loses two council seats. According to those figures, the Best Party gets six [...]

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Anyone who cares about the truth

April 6, 2010

… needs to watch a video entitled Collateral Murder published by WikiLeaks yesterday, showing an attack on a group of civilians in Iraq back in 2007. Two of those civilians worked for Reuters. It is essential viewing, especially for those who believe attacks on civilians are simply an unfortunate byproduct of bringing democracy to the [...]

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Of corruption, stupidity and the value of green energy

September 14, 2009

Lest you think the entire HS Orka debacle started with the entrance of Magma Energy stage left, think again. The sale of Iceland’s resources actually began in 2007, when the Icelandic government – headed by the Independence Party – decided to sell its share in the geothermal power company HS Orka. Curiously, one of the [...]

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Lowest Energy Prices!! – Or how to sell yourself, Icelandic style

September 11, 2009

Ok, so it’s been a while since I’ve written a really depressing post, right? So it’s about time, right? Fortunately the majority in the Reykjavík City Council is making it real easy for me.  Because they’ve gone ahead and approved that appalling sale of nearly 50 percent in HS Orka to Magma Energy of Canada [...]

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A conspiracy theory cooked in the hot pot

August 9, 2009

As many of you will know, the hot pots [or tubs] in Icelandic swimming pools serve pretty much the same function as the pub does in Britain, or the café in France … it’s where people gather together to socialize and discuss current affairs and matters of national importance. This evening I read a pretty [...]

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Aspiring to become an enemy of the party

April 23, 2009

Today the newspaper DV published a series of “secret documents” it claims to have obtained from a source within the  Progressive Party [Framsóknarflokkur], including this one — an Excel document with a list of bloggers defined as “enemies of the party”. I was exceedingly disappointed to find that the Weather Report is not on that [...]

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