"Who am I to tell Greeks what "system" they should introduce? "
Who are you to tell the Greeks they should pay their debt?
"What I mean is that fighting tax evasion and all other forms of corruption is at the heart of the problem"
That's been part of the present Government's policy - not going to happen if the right get their way
Blaming the Greek people as a whole - now that's what I call "classic"
Most people don't have "cash registers" - the corruption centres on the wealth, wo have been untouchable up to now.
" and by institutions that are sufficiently trusted not to favour some particular clique secretly. "
Such as - te right, in general, supports the status quo?
Interesting interview with a Greek spokesman on Irish radio this morning.
He proposes that European countries such as Greece, Portugal and Ireland, who have been badly effected by te economic crash, should get together and thrash out a common proposal on debt to be put to the E.U.
Grrece maybe in the limelight, but they are certainly not alone in their position.
If the E.U.gets its way, we might as well abandon national elections - it's only a hair-breath away from "elect who we want or we'll foreclose on the loan".
Jim Carroll