The cradle of western civilisation – Greece, is sinking beneath bad debts and years of financial mismanagement. Whilst Socrates may nod his head at the supposed benefits of the ‘Austerity Measurements’ put in place by the government, most commentators doubt this fascinating country’s ability to pay back a proposed EU/IMF loan. Meanwhile governments around the world are spreading fear about how such a crisis will affect their own countries. Suddenly the single currency idea isn’t looking so great & it’s not just due to  monetary over exposure from the land that birthed Agamemnon. Back home the current government’s resources tax proposal is seeing a resurrection of the word communism on talk back radio. With 600,000 + householders owning BHP shares-yes, the backside did just drop out of those portfolio’s-a 40% tax meant to hit the resource industry’s profits has hit a little harder than imagined, and alot more widely; just ask your local retiree how they feel and see  how much steel goes up in price if the new tax goes through! New home anyone? Meanwhile a member of the Canadian government has been beamed worldwide over the weekend saying that Canada doesn’t have a problem taking advantage of an Aust government policy that will effectively disadvantage our resource industry on the world stage. Interesting times. But at least all these countries, including Aust have governments, although admittedly some can only just be called such. Over in the UK it was third world stuff with people unable to vote due to incomplete polling lists and ill-prepared polling stations. One voter originally from Afganistan likened it to her old home. Same old, same old. The UK still has a hung parliament. Little wonder a recent survey had two thirds of the UK wanting to move to Aust. , but at the rate things are going over here they may well change their minds.