They point out that Elgin had a permit from the Ottoman occupying forces in Athens to take what he liked from the Acropolis — which, they insist, gave him the right to own and to sell on whatever he removed…..Imagine if the Nazi occupying forces in Paris had granted some gentleman a permit to remove statues from the Louvre. Or if Putin’s men in Mariupol were, today, to grant a visiting antiquities dealer a permit to remove priceless artefacts from a local museum. The very notion that these permits bestow secure property rights over the removed artefacts is an affront to every decent person worldwide.
Finance
Basic Income Earth Network: Finland shares unconditional money, but the public view remains polarised
A good update on the Universal Basic Income experiment in Finland. Read here
Corruption
Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book
‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.
National Politics
International Viewpoint – Thousands of young people launch a housing protest in Lisbon
Protests over housing have spread all over the Iberian peninsula. Read the article HERE.
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