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Pirate Party Reacts To Proactive Police Investigations
Pirate Party MP, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, has expressed concern over the police’s request for proactive investigative powers, reports Vísir. Independence Party MP, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, raised the request in parliament yesterday and asked that fellow MP’s look to the recent terror attacks in…
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Independence Party Against Islamophobic “Idiocy”
On Tuesday, multiple prominent members of the Independency Party (IP) distanced themselves from their fellow-party member and member of Alþingi Ásmundur Friðriksson’s suggestion, that police should research the background of muslims in Iceland, for the sake of securing the country from terrorism.…
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MP Wants To Investigate Nation’s Muslims
An MP for the Independence Party has written that he would like for there to be an investigation into Icelandic muslims, to determine whether any of them attended terrorist training camps, reports Vísir. “Has the background of the 1.500 muslims that live in Iceland…
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MP Wants To Know Where Journalists Stand Politically
Independence Party MP, Brynjar Níelsson, has written a blog post on Pressan where he stipulates that he would like someone to investigate where journalists stand politically. “Some journalists believe that they are freer and more independent than others,” Brynjar wrote in his…
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The Nature Pass: The Stupidest Tax In History
According to official estimates, the number of foreign tourists in Iceland will top the one million mark for the first time in history by the end of the year. Which means it will have more than tripled over the course of last decade:…
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Which Is Why We Talk About The Weather
Yet another Monday. Feel free to read the following at work. That goes for police staff as well. If you are self-employed, unemployed, a student, in hospital, an irregular migrant or currently on strike, I don’t have to tell you. Your teeth…
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Debt-Relief Bullshit
Today, I am furious. Utterly furious. Everyone that supported the government’s so-called “debt relief” plan, and then made money from said “debt relief” plan, I want to tell you this: Today, you stole money from other people, including myself. If you dislike…
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Prime Minister And Mayor Employed Morgunblaðið’s Journalist To Spy On Socialists In 1960s
From 1961 to 1968, Styrmir Gunnarsson, later chief editor of Morgunblaðið, spied, in his capacity as the paper’s journalist, on Icelandic socialists, delivering regular reports to the Independence Party’s elected officials, including Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, and possibly the U.S. Embassy. This…
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Finance Minister Defends Raising Food Tax
Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson says it is “out of the question” that there will be any changes to his controversial food tax bill. RÚV reports that Bjarni dismissed any criticism of his new food bill, saying that the Ministry was not…
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Government Concludes Each Meal Costs About 250 ISK
A new bill on the VAT bases its proposals on the conclusion that each Icelander can live on about 750 ISK worth of food per day. Vísir reports that Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson has submitted a bill to parliament that proposes…
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Progressive Party May Be In Trouble
The Progressive Party, which leads the ruling coalition, is now only the fourth largest party in the country, and edges out the others by about 2%. According to the newest poll from Market and Media Research, the Independence Party is once again…
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Little Change In Party Support, High Voter Dissatisfaction
Two separate polls show little change in party support, although large numbers of voters are either undecided or dissatisfied with any of their options. Two polls have recently measured levels of support for the different political parties in parliament; one from Gallup…
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Support For Government Falls Slightly
According to the latest poll, public support for the ruling coalition has decreased over the past month. The poll was conducted by Market and Media Research (MMR) from July 28 to 31. According to their findings, support for the ruling coalition of…
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Ask Not on Whom the Sun Shines
If the State Prosecutor decides to take the Interior Ministry to court, for breach of confidentiality, slander, and abuse of public office against two asylum seekers, the Capital Area Police will in all likelihood handle the criminal investigation, as it has until…
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New Gallup Poll: Social Dems Gain Support
A new Gallup poll on parliamentary party support shows the Social Democrats taking an upswing, while the Progressives have declined. RÚV reports that support for the ruling coalition of the Progressives and the Independence Party is holding steady, at about 40%, from…
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Party Leading Ruling Coalition Has Single-Digit Support
The Progressive Party, which leads the ruling coalition and is the seat of the Prime Minister, is currently polling at 9.5%. According to a new poll from Market and Media Research, this level of support is down from 10.2% when the last…
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Progressives Shut Out Of City Committees
The ruling coalition of Reykjavík city council has decided not to invite the Progressives to take part in any of the city’s councils and committees, as the city council president does not believe the party is “suitable” for the jobs. Vísir reports…
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Election Predictions Show Razor-Thin Difference
A new poll, conducted five days before municipal elections, shows the Social Democrats and Bright Future with a nine-seat majority. Where other parties are concerned, however, the difference in support is as thin as one ballot.The poll, conducted by Market and Media Research,…
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Conservatives Hold League of Legends LAN Party
Finals for the Independence Party League of Legends LAN party will be held today, and the general public can watch the competition live online.Vísir reports that 60 people showed up at the conservatives’ election centre in Reykjavík yesterday to take part in the…
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IFAW Rep Corrects MP On “Terrorism”
A spokesperson for International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in Iceland has responded to recent remarks from an Icelandic MP that anti-whaling pressure constitutes “terrorism”. Sigursteinn Másson, Vísir reports, has tried to set the record straight on the nature of terrorism where…
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A Look In The Rearview Mirror
The Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Party formed a government for the first time on February 1, 2009, as Iceland was struggling with the hardest economic conditions that have occurred in the republic’s history. The circumstances were without precedent. The…
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My Forced Love Affair With Icelandic Winter
Greetings! Welcome to yet another issue of The Reykjavík Grapevine! And welcome to winter! It’s here, and it’s staying for a few months, so you better learn to love it real quick. This will make it a lot easier on you. Oh,…
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It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
The municipal elections throughout Iceland had a strong “throw out the rascals” feel to them. And it felt good. Independence Party chair Bjarni Benediktsson, clueless as ever, expressed satisfaction with his party’s performance, as if this were some sort of horse race,…