-
It's not a fun job at all no... but they fecked over greece in some things. Do this and it may be the end.
Hoping they wise up, compromise and focus more on redevelopment for all and restrain banks. But not too hopeful on that either atm...maybe many more cracks need to show for that.
JWestland-
I know that the EU are cunts, but today I read an interview of Romano Prodi, a big head Italian politician and technocrat honest person who have been sacked by internals of his own party etc etc and he is one the founders of this EU thing... and he said that time ago he spend some time dealing with some of these Tories... He said that they are terrible pretty much.
-
I don't think the attitude to Greece and Britain compare really.
Greece got punished without economic reason because punishing it played well in German constituencies.
In Britain's case I don't really see what option the EU has but to go for a punitive settlement. They're not stupid. The people who have something to gain from Brexit are the economically hyper-liberal. They want to do away with regulation on the environment, worker and human rights and have access to a free market within Europe and the rest of the world. All the advantages with none of the rules. That's the Norway solution some tories are now trying to sell. It's the neo-liberal dream.
If they pull that one off, the EU crumbles for sure. The EU's best shot is holding on, waiting for the populist right to mood to change and pointing to a Britain in recession as a case study in what not to do.
marcom
Fintan
Yes, I agree with you, but I think they are very exhausted and have a lots of face to face experience in dealing with the Tories.