The headlines of the newspapers and television that wake us in the mornings have been for a while repeating the same news, that of the economical crisis that has effected the whole of the western world and with  the  many different severe and less severe  solutions put forth  to prevent this breakdown or, as it is referred to  in jargon, “default” – the collapse of economies until now always believed unshakeable.

Just as a tsunami wave that is formed out in the ocean when it strikes the land has drastic and inevitable effects bringing down skyscrapers and huts alike, so does an economical upheaval  have drastic and inevitable effects  not just in the world of high finance but also, and especially so, in millions of homes of ordinary folk, small businesses, as well as in the lives of  the young and all those who are least able to protect themselves.

The festivities of Christmas with all the bright lights and decorations that adorn our homes and cities must not blind us to the seriousness of  the crisis and  hinder our efforts to confront it with the necessary determination and persistence. But where should we begin? And who can...