Panousis, said ‘I am here to express my embarrassment. We are done with detention centres’ (Ekathimerini, 2015). It was a moment much celebrated by NGOs and human rights organisations, as this was the first time a member of a Greek government spoke openly about what was going on inside detention facilities. As a member of a Greek NGO told me with a hint of disaffection, ‘We were hoping that Syriza would come and change everything’ (Interview, Athens, 2018).68 68 Their pre-election moto was ‘Hope is on its way’ (SYRIZA, 2015). 113