Half
of Greece population lives in Athens, but most of them are still
registered in their hometowns. When there is election time people travel
where they are registered and combine elections and holidays. So
villages and islands have more representatives in the House of Commons
then they should. The members of the House of Commons do not try to help
their constituency develop the means for growth, but try to find a
place in the public service for the voters, or get some fundings for
their voters they do not deserve, or collect ones intended for
investment without investing them as they should.
Typical
example is that of the fishermen of the islands. They are not allowed
to fish at certain areas as they are nature reserves and therefore they
are recompensed either by the Greek State or the European Union. It is
said that some take the money, but still keep fishing and kill the
animals that eat fish. Then they bribe the local authorities with fish
and consume and sell the rest.
However
when the State wants to install windmills to gain wind power, than the
islanders become ardent environmentalists. They only want to take from
'Athens' and not contribute anything.
