Very good Guardian article. The journalist is right that the victory of Hollande and teh Greek people's rejection of austerity is a significant change. People no longer trust their elitist, out of touch politicians who tell them that austerity is necessary for the people, while they bail out teh bankers who still receive their bonuses.
The new breed of politicians is actually listening to the people and not the bankers and is rejecting austerity. And frankly that is the right thing to do. So if it means that left wing parties defeat right wing parties then that is how it should be because listening to the people and carrying out the right policies for the people is what is important, not left or right.
Cuts are not the way out. Spain and Greece have been cutting and cutting and the rating agencies still downgrade their credit. Cuts don't bring growth, it is spending that brings growth. But not wasteful spending; spending on productive things that provide employment and infrastructure etc.
Instead of loaning billions and trillions to banks, invest millions in people and companies, and the economy will begin to turn around.