TATTOO(to the sound of Greek bagpipes)Today, the Greek Governmentexecuted by firing squad1000 pensioners, alongwith 2000 workers, as partof a package of financialreforms, to reassurethe markets and permitthe Troika to release onemore tranch of the bail-out.How one feels for the victimsIn all this, the bankerscriminalised, shornof bonuses, the marketsbearish, nervous askittens, the green back,the pound, the tsunami-floating yen, scurryingbetween time-sealedvaults and safe-havens,exposed to the snipingof credit default swapsas Molotov cocktailsrain down relentlesslyfrom Fitch’s, Moody’s,and S.& P.’s. Willthe friendly Troikacontrive fresh reforms?Will our young friend,the euro, be vaporised?Growth is a must, comewhat may, be it 3000health workers hung,drawn and quartered,4000 firemen burnedat the stake, eventhe odd politician garrotted.Landeg White
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