Greece grinds to a halt

With the country in the grip of a massive 24 hour strike much of Greece's economic life has ground to a halt as workers groups as diverse as road cleaners and lawyers stopped work and took to the streets. In addition the streets of most major cities have filled with uncollected rubbish and the plunged into darkess by rolling power cuts. The conservative governement's plans to reform Greece's problematic pension funds have stirred up a wave of protests which are expected to continue even after tomorrow's parliamentary vote on the reform.