Alternate Health Minister

When Greece had 39 deaths from the flu Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis appeared on TV and said 'This is not a catastrophe.'

At a cabinet meeting yesterday, the PM unleashed yet another attack on the country’s central banker, describing him as an “over-valued technocrat”.

It is not merely political culture that mandates that a politician should not use unbecoming language or unleash threats.

The government has polarised the political system. It has attempted to divide society. It has manufactured enemies. It has sent messages of intolerance.