Over the last month or so On The Spit has been tracking what has been going down in Greece and it would be fair to say that it has been an emotional rollercoaster ride.

In 1893, Greek prime minister Charilaos Trikoupes, made one of the most dramatic declarations in Greek history: “Unfortunately, we are bankrupt!” What had happened?

Harry Toukalas looks at the issues which concern the imbalance between some EU states and Greece as the cause of the crisis not just populist rhetoric about sloth and tax avoidance

Kevin Rudd the acrobat, and Greece the basket case.

South Australian medical specialist Dr James Katsaros makes the case for a national summit on health

On The Spit pokes fun at the Bishop of Kalavryta and identifies a new source of export income for Greece

Cambridge Fellow Michael C Scott examines the length of Pheideppides’ fatal run to let all know that the Athenians had beat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.

After three weeks of political bombast and grandstanding, Kevin Rudd has claimed to have
achieved the conditions for ‘revolutionary’ reform of the Australian
health system.<

Cambridge University Fellow, Micheal C. Scott enlightens readers this week with a description of Ancient Greek religious beliefs and mores.

“This State kills you every day, condemning people to unemployment and
poverty. When they take your dignity you have to react!”