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NASA Saved! Sort Of
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has decreed that the hall inside former Icelandic club and community centre, NASA, is…
Proposed Law Defines Minister’s Emergency Decree Powers
On Wednesday, amendments to the Law on civil protection were proposed on Alþingi, defining a Minister’s powers to rule by…
Kontinuum Killed It! DOOMRIDERS Sucked!
Mercy Buckets: pretty good! The Mercy Buckets’ performance was a first for me. And a first for their front man…
Post-Leak Hangover
Monday is back with a vengeance — Debates on Monday #11 Infamously, on November 20th, 2013, Fréttablaðið and mbl.is published…
Minister Of The Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir To Resign
Minister of the Interior, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, is expected to announce that she is stepping down today and will not…
Man’s T-Shirt Becomes National Celebrity
A scathing political t-shirt belonging to music teacher Michael Jón Clarke has become a viral sensation in Iceland. The t-shirt…
A New Wave Of Protests
Icelanders are once again making their dissent heard, loud and clearTension has been rising in Iceland of late. An estimated 4,500…
All Highly Unlikely
Debates on Monday #10The freedom fighter Last things first: Styrmir Gunnarsson, former editor of Morgunblaðið, has published his memoirs from…
43 Million For Three Ministerial Luxury Cars
Vehicles to be bought for three government ministers will cost taxpayers 43 million ISK, as they happen to be luxury…
Nation Divided Over Debt Relief Package
With the government’s debt relief package only days old, the response from the public has been decidedly underwhelming. According to…
Minister Hurried Police Interrogation On Her Own Initiative
Intends to remain in power, has Independence Party’s and Prime Minister’s supportInterviewed by RÚV’s Kastljós on Wednesday, Interior Minister Hanna…
Interior Minister’s Assistant Guilty: Eight Months On Probation
Gísli Freyr confessed only after new evidence made “defense pointless”, says ProsecutorToday, Wednesday, saw Gísli Freyr Valdórsson, the Interior Minister’s…
This Is The Correction
How Sigmundur Davíð’s Administration Wants To Rectify Failed PremisesAt a press conference on Monday, ministers introduced the implementation of the…
What About The Renters?
A city councilperson has pointed out that the government’s giant debt relief package is aimed at homeowners – not renters,…
PM To Reveal House-Owners’ Debt Relief Today — At 13h30
Later today, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is expected to announce the precise implementation of his government’s dept relief plan…
Why Don’t You Kids Just Keep Debating That Airport?
Debates on Monday #9Last week gave a lesson on the utility of noise as an antidote to critical thought and…
Progressive MP Calls Artist “Attention Whore”
“Being blacklisted by this bunch is a compliment” responds Snorri ÁsmundssonAs reported, a crew from the gossip medium Séð og…
Who’s Afraid Of November 9?
After DV revealed that the police had just acquired some 150 submachine guns from Norway, Chief Superintendent Jón Bjartmarz—who refused…
Prime Minister Surprised By Cleaning Staff Firings
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson says he was surprised by news that Government Offices had fired 18 professional cleaners, saying…
Police Will Be Put Under Surveillance
This summer, preparations began to establish an internal surveillance office to oversee and investigate Police forces, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð…
Headgear-Vendettas Against The Military-Industrial Complex
Debates on Monday #8“As is well known, duels have long ceased to take place hereabouts, and assasinations are fully past;…