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On mafia involvement in the energy sector

September 5, 2010

Sigrún Davíðsdóttir, one of Iceland’s best investigative reporters [she blogs in English here] recently broadcast a fascinating report on increased mafia investments in the energy sector, on current affairs radio programme Spegillinn, which airs on RÚV, weekdays at 18.30. Sigrún bases her information on a report by Europol on the mafia’s involvement in the energy [...]

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The best thing about the World Cup

July 11, 2010

OK, so the World Cup is over now and we can turn our attention to other, IMPORTANT, concerns, like how the hell did that octopus in Oberhausen manage to correctly predict the outcome of every single game?? Seriously, can we get Paul over here to act as chief economist at the Central Bank? Anyway, congrats [...]

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An eruption, a flood, and some shallow apologies

April 15, 2010

What a crazy day it has been! When I got up this morning, the aftermath of the Black Report was still the Issue of the Day. I flipped through Fréttablaðið during breakfast and was pleased to note that they aren’t shying away from the misdemeanors of their owners TOO much. I haven’t seen Morgunblather since [...]

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Of oligarchs, the media, and the truth

April 11, 2010

So old Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson continues to stun and amaze. A few days ago he announced he would be suing the Glitnir winding-up committee for libel because they suggested he had abused his position as the owner of the bank. Now he’s sending messages to the Minister of Finance, via the press, that Steingrímur should  [...]

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Can you say B.I.M.B.O?

March 25, 2010

So, the volcanic eruption continues apace in Fimmbörðuháls, between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers. There has been no major change since Monday and still no sign that nearby Katla is about to blow. Police have dispensed with the ban that was placed on travel to the region, but obviously are not recommending it. They emphasize that [...]

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Is it true? Finally laws to freeze assets?

March 17, 2010

Well if a report on RÚV is to be believed, legislation that will allow authorities to freeze assets in specific cases is being finalized in a parliamentary committee today and will be submitted to Althingi as soon as possible. Apparently this is being done NOW in response to the tax investigation I blogged about in [...]

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You told us so!

March 16, 2010

So RÚV ran a report this evening on the life and times of Alex Jurshevski, whom I blogged about two days ago. They’d managed to dig up an interview with him in MacLeans magazine from three years ago, where he gleefully stated that he hoped there would be an economic recession so that he could [...]

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On “re-educating” the media

March 9, 2010

This is kind of old, but it’s just been brought to my attention. In October of last year, the Financial Times reported that the Public Health Institute of Iceland had urged the Icelandic media to spin stories to make them more positive, allegedly to save us Nicelanders from depression. Amid fears that collective funk could [...]

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When good people become dangerous people

February 4, 2010

One of the best programmes in Iceland today is the current affairs programme Spegillinn [the mirror], broadcast on RÚV radio 1 after the evening news. And one of the very best reporters on Spegillinn is Sigrún Davíðsdóttir, RÚV’s London correspondent, who not only unearths the most amazing facts and figures and sides of the kreppa, [...]

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The corruption survival kit

January 31, 2010

One of the best things to emerge from the collapse is the general sense of humour around here. It has improved by leaps and bounds since that dreary, dull period circa 2004-2008 when Icelanders groveled at the feet of Mammon. Spaugstofan – a weekly programme that sends up current events – had all but petered [...]

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