All at sea with the Pirate Party of Germany
A new-ish political party is changing German politics. Apparently. A secretive bunch in some ways, who often use “party names” in public and while discussing with other members, yet who at the same time have “transparency” as the main element in their as yet thin political programme. Largely male, the members use antiquated greetings and — for outsiders — an often strange language, impenetrable to those not in the know and those without the technical know-how to take part. After elections the group is now taking its maiden voyage in the Berlin city state parliament, further excursions as the...