Greece; Know. Your. Place.

I'm afraid you can't attend international toga parties saying "Yes we are marvellous aren't we. Have you seen our marbles?" You are a lead weight round the neck of a continent. Or more specifically, a pissed of Union.

Today, after much lobbying and debate the German government agreed by majority to increase the bail out fund to £330 billion. If you'd like to see that numerically, just for impact, it looks like this; 330,000,000,000.

Greece; be in no doubt your decaying economy and infrastructure were at the very front of their minds when the Germans decided to put their hands in their pockets and fill that emergency pot up just a little bit higher...

And today's reports out of Athens?  Messages of love for the International support they're getting? Merkel posters and Hasselhoff albums selling out? No. Protesting. Protests focusing anger at the austerity plans implemented by the government.

Apparently these people are from the 'spend money to create work' philosophy. And it is a sound one. The ol' 'speculate to accumulate'. Thing is, you need to have something to speculate with, and Greece; you haven't got any fecking Money!

Anyway let's cut straight to it.  Protesters - You are not going to be remembered as part of the Arab Spring. I know your country is bitchingly hot, but you need better credentials than that to pull of regime change.

Suck it up and accept your country has to tighten its belt for a few years. If things mean you need International support well today that has been secured. Yes it will be unpleasant but it is necessary. You know what before you know it you'll be back at the party... and you might even have enough green in your pocket to buy Germany a drink.