WE all know that tragedies – terrorist and otherwise – are unfolding every day but one country it is easy to overlook in terms of terrible hardship is Greece.

The country is partway through its third Eurozone bail-out programme and it has come as no surprise to anyone that it has not gone smoothly.

It has been teetering on the brink of economic collapse for so long that most people in this country scarcely give it a thought.

The on-going financial crisis has ruined the lives of tens of thousands of ordinary people and while politicians and finance chiefs bicker, residents of the land, historically famed for being the cradle of Western civilisation, struggle to get by.

The European Union loves nothing more than meddling in the affairs of its member states, regardless of whether that is best for that country.

All that is important to the Eurocrats is that their beloved European Union project continues and to Hell with the wishes and needs of those living in the various member countries.

Paul Nuttall, Ukip leader and North West MEP