Life for Greece after a default would be tough, but at least they would have democracy and a fighting chance.
The masters of the Eurozone have decided to make an example of Greece – which explains why so little ground was given in the recent negotiations.
Its insistence on austerity measures in Southern Europe means that a Grexit and Greek debt repudiation remain likely.
If only television was more radical and more anti-Tory. Fortunately I can reveal the hit shows set to take the nation by storm next season…
But Sir Peter Tapsell showed, by warning about Greece and Russia, that it is possible to rise above parochial concerns.
Syriza wants an end to austerity and continued Euro membership. Can they do both? For that matter, can they do either?
To Hungary and Cyprus, Putin appears to have added a third, slightly less marginal, ally – Greece. Will Spain be next?
Syriza not only wants to cancel Greece’s debts to foreign governments but the debts of individual Greeks to each other.
Fundamentally bad deals like the PFI should be renegotiated
Even those of us who want the Conservatives to win the general election cannot help feeling a bit discouraged by the tactics they are employing in order to do so.
Syriza’s breakthrough looks to ramp up the Great Euro Game of destitution and extremism. Here’s what Cameron should do post-May if still in office.
Plus: Here comes Syriza. The Teflon Greens. Mystic Dale v Nick Clegg. The Political Book Awards. And: There’s no such thing as an illegal war.
It’s part of what prevents countries from turning into Greece.